The Real Missed Opportunity in Obama’s First Year

Security summits that exclude those most affected and prioritize ideology over pragmatism don’t produce lasting results – they produce photo ops.

Samaritan, imposter, pope, Caligula. In his boundless egomania, Trump can do everything.

[T]he risk is that unconditional sanctions relief could once again reinforce Iran’s external projection of power rather than stabilize its domestic economy.

The shift now underway is unlikely to take the form of a dramatic collapse of American power in the Gulf. It is more likely to be subtler and, for the region, more unsettling.