Stories by Robert Dreyfuss
Robert Dreyfuss is the author of "Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" (Henry Holt/Metropolitan Books).
Iran's Supreme Leader declares the presidential race over. But for reformists braced for more confrontations, there's no backing down.
Posted on Jun 20, 2009
Things are ugly now. But they could rapidly get a lot uglier, more violent, and more civil war-like. Will opposition maintain its momentum?
Posted on Jun 18, 2009
There's no denying the political and social movement that is building against Ahmadinejad. Iran is deeply divided.
Posted on Jun 11, 2009
President Obama hit almost all the right notes today in his possibly game-changing speech aimed at repairing America's rift with the Muslim world.
Posted on Jun 5, 2009
Turns out it is really the handiwork of a creepy FBI informant. The story strengthens the narrative that the "homeland" is under attack. It's not.
Posted on May 23, 2009
If Obama decides to get tough with Israel over the Palestinians, he'll have the support of his base, and much opposition from conservatives.
Posted on May 19, 2009
Gen. David McKiernan is pushed out and replaced with Gen. Stanley McChrystal. But don't expect any quick improvement on the battlefront.
Posted on May 12, 2009
After sinking intel chief Chas Freeman, pro-Israel hardliners are celebrating. But they may have overplayed their hand on this round.
Posted on Mar 16, 2009
Chas Freeman has criticized Israel, blasted Bush on Iraq, and warned against escalation in Afghanistan.
Posted on Feb 25, 2009
A surge of nationalism during a recent election provides a perfect opportunity for Obama to accelerate the withdrawal of US forces.
Posted on Feb 21, 2009
Amid swirling media rumors, the White House recently announced that Obama is still weighing his options on Afghanistan.
Posted on Feb 17, 2009
A guide to Iraq's first election since 2005.
Posted on Jan 30, 2009
When it comes to Iraq, Obama is in full control. But drawing down combat forces is only half the story.
Posted on Jan 16, 2009
Assertions by the Obama team that we can both "surge" and negotiate overlook a harsh reality. If Obama's not careful, he could make the crisis worse.
Posted on Jan 7, 2009
It's hard to imagine a less likely choice to be Obama's go-to guy on foreign policy than James L. Jones.
Posted on Dec 23, 2008
The story of the sweeping, and secretive, arrests, in Iraq's national security apparatus is getting curiouser and curiouser.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008
Think an attack is unlikely now? Ask key Obama cabinet figures why they're still palling around with neocon hardliners on Iran.
Posted on Dec 3, 2008
Obama's presidential victory softened Iran's opposition to the security deal -- an important sign that Tehran may be willing to work with the U.S.
Posted on Nov 17, 2008
There is wide speculation that Robert Gates will stay on as Secretary of Defense under Obama. This would be a huge mistake.
Posted on Nov 5, 2008
If standard U.S. military doctrine claims any country can be declared "criminal" and lose its sovereignty, the answer is yes.
Posted on Oct 30, 2008
An interview with the commander of the Sunni-led Awakening movement reveals the possibility of a new anti-U.S. resistance.
Posted on Oct 6, 2008
In his demands for a U.S. troop withdrawal, the Iraqi PM is hardly the tough negotiator the media makes him out to be.
Posted on Aug 26, 2008
A debate over McCain's claims of "victory in Iraq" is one Obama can win if he hits hard.
Posted on Aug 22, 2008
With Iraq's internal politics a ticking time bomb -- and Iran wielding its influence -- neither John McCain nor Barack Obama have a realistic plan.
Posted on Jul 28, 2008
The former interim PM criticized the surge, the constitution, and warned that Iraqi forces are not loyal to Iraq, but to sectarian militias.
Posted on Jul 25, 2008
The U.S. is currently spending between $55 and $66 billion a year on intelligence. So why can't we find Osama bin Laden?
Posted on Jul 18, 2008
With the world suspicious of American motives in world crises, U.S. policy toward Sudan and Zimbabwe is raising hackles.
Posted on Jul 15, 2008
In a stunning move, the Iraqi PM floats the idea of a timetable, while Bush -- and McCain -- continue to insist on indefinite occupation.
Posted on Jul 8, 2008
Raising eyebrows over his Iraq approach, a new report suggests Obama could recruit none other than Robert Gates if he becomes commander-in-chief.
Posted on Jun 29, 2008
The tragedy of the Haditha massacre in November 2005 has now been compounded by a judicial whitewash and coverup.
Posted on Jun 23, 2008
On a panel at the Center for a New American Security, two Obama advisors had clashing views on what the candidate's withdrawal plan might look like.
Posted on Jun 17, 2008
As the smoke clears over new rubble in Iraq's second city, the big winners are the forces of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
Posted on Apr 1, 2008
Washington's decision to topple Saddam's government has put in place a ruling elite that is far closer to Iran than it is to the United States.
Posted on Feb 26, 2008
Iraqi nationalists, opposed to the U.S. presence, are slowly gaining ground.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008
Who, exactly, are we fighting in Iraq? Why are we there? Nearly five years later, there are still no answers to the most basic questions about the Iraq occupation.
Posted on Nov 12, 2007
Iraqi nationalism is the only political force capable of uniting Sunni and Shiite Arabs and ending the sectarian civil war, but for the past four years the United States has systematically worked to suppress it.
Posted on Oct 22, 2007
Defense spending has nearly doubled since the mid-1990s, and Democrats willing to challenge the bloated Pentagon budget are essentially nonexistent.
Posted on Jun 6, 2007
Much of Washington assumes that withdrawing from Iraq will lead to a bigger bloodbath. We need to question that assumption.
Posted on Feb 19, 2007
Bush is discovering that boldly lying about Iran isn't enough. He needs his chorus of liars behind him ... and they're all gone.
Posted on Feb 15, 2007
Bush is still the Christian-crusader President, still lodged inside a bubble universe filled with neocon advisors -- and that means more troops in Iraq, even if the idea doesn't make a lick of sense.
Posted on Jan 6, 2007
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