A few weeks ago I attended a day-long pow-wow here in DC on U.S. policy towards Iran. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, an associate professor at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and director of its Middle Eastern Studies Program, gave an incisive, thought-provoking presentation on the structure and varied preferences of the Iranian government and its constituent …
Mullen's Message for Israel
by | 2008-07-08 | 36 Comments
Avner Cohen asks an interesting question about a speech in Tel Aviv by Tony Cordesman. Cordesman told audiences that Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman ot the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was delivering a message when he said that Israel did not have a green light to attack Iran: Cordesman is visiting Israel this week, and gave …
India update
by | 2008-07-08 | 7 Comments
Over the last year or so the Indian communist parties (Marxist and otherwise) have made a valiant attempt to block the US-India nuclear deal. I don’t think the Communists and I agree on why the US-India deal is a Bad Thing but I’ve been cheering their efforts nonetheless. The communist parties hold 59 seats within …
Lame Duckitude
by | 2008-07-05 | 3 Comments
It is interesting watching the maneuvering among various countries as the Bush Administration comes to an end. Indian PM Manmohan Singh decides to make a last push at the US-India nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister indicates that, rather than a freeze-for-freeze, Iran will just chill out. The Polish PM tells Bush to stick his missile …
