PLO leader warns that settlers in the West Bank are making a free-standing Palestinian state impossible
By Juan Cole Nov 5, 2009
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Hamid Karzai's rigged, botched reelection leaves the U.S. with no legitimate partner
By Juan Cole
November 2, 2009
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Iraq doesn't know how to hold an election, and we shouldn't stick around to teach them at gunpoint
By Juan Cole
October 30, 2009
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You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan
By Juan Cole
October 26, 2009
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Two blasts kill more than 100 in Iraq. Will hawks use the attacks to argue against American troop withdrawal?
By Juan Cole
October 25, 2009
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Pakistan's military offensive has become a rallying point for Muslim radicals. Volunteers pour in to fight the army
By Juan Cole
October 19, 2009
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The president's selection as Peace Prize winner is well within the rules laid out by Alfred Nobel in his will
By Juan Cole
October 11, 2009
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Perhaps what Iran wants is the ability to produce a nuclear weapon fast, rather than have a standing arsenal
By Juan Cole
October 7, 2009
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The assumptions most Americans hold about Iran and its policies are wrong
By Juan Cole
October 1, 2009
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If Iran is open to U.N. inspections, it's probably not constructing nuclear weapons
By Juan Cole
September 29, 2009
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With nuclear fears growing, the president's shrewd moves are winning Russian support for boxing in Iran
By Juan Cole
September 25, 2009
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As Ahmadinejad heads for the U.S., he and Iran's other hard-liners seem bent on increasing their nation's isolation
By Juan Cole
September 22, 2009
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Afghanistan's election mess could mean trouble for the U.S.
By Juan Cole
September 14, 2009
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As U.S. allies look for the exit, Russia, perhaps because of problems with Afghan heroin at home, gets in deeper
By Juan Cole
September 9, 2009
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Leaders try to reconcile as Iraqi protestors claim Syrian complicity in attacks that left 60 dead
By Juan Cole
September 8, 2009
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Following the Taliban's money trail all the way back home
By Juan Cole
September 4, 2009
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Taliban tactics are finding traction
By Juan Cole
September 3, 2009
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Despite a recent uptick of deaths, the withdrawal of U.S. troops needs to go on
By Juan Cole
September 2, 2009
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With the war on terror now a war of logistics, the Obama administration must rely on the goodwill of those two
By Juan Cole
August 31, 2009
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As elections draw nearer, the passing of the Shiite leader raises questions about the future of his coalition
By Juan Cole
August 27, 2009
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Investigations into torture can only do so much. The U.S. needs laws that more clearly forbid brutality
By Juan Cole
August 25, 2009
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A failed policy in Afghanistan could turn Obama into a one-term president
By Juan Cole
August 24, 2009
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A light turnout in the Afghan elections could force incumbent President Karzai into a run-off
By Juan Cole
August 20, 2009
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Nearly 100 dead, 500 wounded in six bombings in Baghdad
By Juan Cole
August 19, 2009
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Obama has to be more specific and systematic about his goals in Afghanistan before we can judge his strategy there
By Juan Cole
August 18, 2009