While America's upcoming election fills many with worry, the Islamic Republic of Iran has a quiet yet meaningful election all its own. The results shoved aside the hardliners who have for so long dominated Iran's many branches of the Islamic Republic, stuffing the all-important Assembly of Experts with relatively moderate forces poised to elect a … Continue reading Iran is becoming a better place (but don’t take that for granted)
New York's Senator is wrong about the Iran deal, but it has little to do with the deal itself.
All hail the Iran nuclear deal! The naysayers have nayed, the yay sayers have yayed, and even the implacable Republicans of America's Congress will soon be faced with reality, for there is a deal. What brought us to this? Well, geopolitical conditions in the Middle East made this not only the smartest course, but also … Continue reading The Iran Deal Heralds a New Middle East (Not necessarily a better one, but certainly a new one)
Last week, Saudi Arabia went to war in Yemen. But you thought that was America's job. Here's why it isn't anymore.
There's massive incentive for both Iran and the United States to find a middle ground, and both sides have come to realize it.
The United Nations this weekend asked Iran to have a seat. Holy suicide bombing scrotums! This cannot be allowed! The usual suspects raised a protest. The times they are a-changin' From 1945-79, Iran was the linchpin of America's Anti-Soviet strategy. The Iranian Revolution was a disaster from America's standpoint (and also the standpoint of anyone … Continue reading Iran’s Coming In From the Cold (And won’t be as scary as many think)
First, a review. America wants a Middle East divided into a stable balance of power guaranteed by the United States This is the working formula for Europe that ended European anarchy. Remember that from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the end of World War II, Europe was endemically at war or near enough to … Continue reading Iran’s Deal One Step Closer to Total American Domination (And Incidentally, One Step Closer to Peace)
