November 12, 2016

John Bolton for secretary of state

Donald Trump himself has praised Bolton and suggested him for the post.  His hunch was right.

October 11, 2016

The Foreign Mess Awaiting the Next President

Whoever inherits Obama’s mantle will have to face three rising security threats if democracy is to maintain in the United States in the long run.

May 1, 2016

The Collapsing State System and the Western Stake in the Middle East

Leaving the Iran-centered Islamist bloc to its own devices and granting it leverage in the region in hopes that it will behave itself and stick to its own business is only an illusion

April 15, 2016

What is a ‘Reformist’ in the Context of Iranian Politics?

Why the much-eulogized Nuclear Deal was doomed to failure even before it had been concluded

October 18, 2015

The Historic Roots of Russian Expansionism in the Middle East

Vladimir Putin is building on centuries of history in his Middle Eastern advances, a history Obama’s “Iran experts” seem blissfully unaware of.