Robert Dreyfuss is an independent, investigative journalist in the Washington, D.C, area, who writes frequently for The Nation, Rolling Stone, and other publications. His blog, The Dreyfuss Report, appears at TheNation.com. He is the author of ‘Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam’.
Iran and the P5+1 powers have scheduled talks. Now the hard part begins.
Obama's reelection and signs of Iranian willingness to end the nuclear standoff might offer some hope towards a compromise.
A leaked peace plan sees Pakistan replacing the United States as kingmaker. Can the different sides come together?
As the U.S. stares down a "fiscal cliff", some are arguing for an increase in defense spending to support America's pivot to Asia. It could however create more problems than it solves.
The fact that both sides kept Iran's attack on a U.S. drone quiet until after the American election could signal hope towards compromise.
While both sides have already denied it, talks could be a first step towards compromise. The road to negotiations though could be a long one.
U.S. forces are drawing down in Afghanistan and concluding the longest war in its history. Why is such an important issue being forgotten?