Ideas

Donald Trump, Dealbreaker

The president's America First policy is causing the U.S. to withdraw from the world.

Policy

The Questions Raised By Trump's Iran Deal Decision

The U.S. will stick to the nuclear agreement—for now.

Threats

Trump Administration Gambles On Iran Nuclear Deal

White House staffers say the president will decertify the 2015 seven-party agreement, introducing uncertainty and worrying arms control watchers.

Ideas

Ending America's Paralyzed Iran Policy

Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront the Islamic Republic’s foreign meddling.

Ideas

Two Nuclear Deals, Two Countries, Three Decades Apart

Does the failed nuclear agreement with North Korea have lessons for the Iran deal?

Ideas

Ending the Iran Deal is An Invitation to War

Two former Pentagon officials game out the dangerous consequences of de-certifying the agreement.

Business

With Iran Deal in Jeopardy, US Clears Missile Interceptor Sale to Saudi Arabia

The timing of THAAD sale is reminiscent of Patriot interceptor sale approved two weeks after Iran deal signed in 2015.

Ideas

Waltzing Toward a Two-Front Global War

The U.S. just might be one step away from a war with North Korea, and two from a fight with Iran.

Ideas

Trump Is Trying to Hoodwink Us into War with Iran

We’ve seen this movie before, complete with trumped-up charges of WMD. Americans must speak out now to head off another disastrous military adventure.

Ideas

The Hubris of Hezbollah

How the militant group will fumble into the next Middle Eastern war.

Ideas

Memorandum to President Trump on the Iran Nuclear Deal

Here's what the U.S. president should know going into his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who wants to scuttle the agreement.

Threats

US Military Leaders Worry About Iran’s Media Operations

Forget Russian fake news. Iranian media and messaging are thwarting U.S. efforts across the Middle East.

Ideas

What the Iran Deal Can Teach America About North Korea

If credibility depends in part on a country’s willingness to follow through on military threats, surely it also depends on whether it abides by diplomatic commitments.

Ideas

Cyberwar on Iran Won't Work. Here's Why.

A renewed campaign of covert network attacks is more likely to spur Tehran’s nuclear efforts than hinder them.

Ideas

If Trump Undermines the Iran Deal

A report suggests the president is looking for ways to get out of the accord. It says a lot about how he views the world.

Ideas

Two Years on, the Iran Deal is Working

It is true that Tehran’s behavior in the region has not improved, but the agreement has kept the regime from going nuclear.

Threats

As ISIS Shrinks in Syria, the US and Iran Draw Closer to Conflict

Even if the Pentagon may not want to directly engage Syrian forces or their Russian and Iranian-backed allies, there’s a danger of accidental escalation.

Ideas

Don’t Label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a Terror Group

The IRGC is key to the ‘US-led’ coalition fighting to oust ISIS from Mosul.

Ideas

The Right Way to Confront Iran in Syria

A careful diplomatic approach to Russia’s safe-zone plan is less risky, and more promising, than direct action