So, by now, everyone knows that a draft version of the 5+1 offer to Iran is available on the “internets”. I spent most of the day making phone calls and have a pretty decent idea how the document hit the press. The important thing, as I noted yesterday, is that the document is the penultimate …
State Dept Management Tutorial
by | 2006-06-07 | No Comments
This is who they should have consulted… Knight-Ridder reported yesterday on this article by Dean Rust. Read the whole thing, but I think this excerpt give some idea of his conclusion: Yet, the botched implementation has already led many experienced career officers to leave the newly constituted ISN bureau, with others closely on their heels. …
Iran Offer
by | 2006-06-07 | 1 Comment
You have probably noticed that a draft of the US offer to Iran has hit the internet. I’ve been on the phone all day and have a big post in the works, probably for tomorrow morning. The important thing to note, according to my sources, is this is the penultimate draft of the offer, not …
Putin on Iran
by | 2006-06-05 | 8 Comments
You will all thank me for this. Putin was asked the following question during a 2 June press event: “will Russia participate in economic sanctions against Iran if Iran does not agree with the existing offer? And will Russia participate in negotiations concerning Iran?” He replied: VLADIMIR PUTIN: There is a proverb that says if …
