05/04/12
Talks between the P5+1 and Iran are scheduled to resume April 13th, the first group meeting since June 2008. The P5+1 (the five permanent members of the Security Council: China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States plus Germany) came together in 2006 to provide a means of negotiation...
14/12/11
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On Wednesday, December 14th, President Obama delivered a speech marking the end of the Iraq War, while the last US troops based in Iraq are finally coming home. With the escalating rhetoric over possible military action against Iran, we must remember the costs and lessons of a nearly decade...
30/11/11
Breaking News: The British government has closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated its diplomats following attacks on its offices this week by Iranian protesters. Further, the U.K. has moved to expel Iranian diplomats from London. Following reports of an
12/08/11
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While the debt ceiling has been raised, the US now faces a downgraded credit rating, and the task of finding $2.1 trillion dollars in deficit reduction over 10 years through the as-yet unformed super committee. In the past, the idea of a bipartisan committee formed to reduce the...
13/05/11
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Obama on May 20th and speak at a joint session of Congress May 23rd. Netanyahu has asserted that a nuclear Iran is the world’s greatest threat now that Osama bin Laden has been killed. He maintains...