International Political Will

Watching, reading, listening, and even trying to actually decipher the media’s coverage of Iran’s elections is becoming an exercise in blissful ignorance, simplistic dichotomies, and pure unadulterated stupidity.

One might be led to believe that Ahmedinejad is a long-entrenched, all-powerful dictator with a history of rigging elections, in the mold of Mugabe or Mubarak (oops, Mubarak [...]

Disclaimer: I did not vote for Obama…
In a globalized world, Barack Obama’s election victory marks a turning point in history. It is a moment with potentially larger implications for the future than we may imagine: a historic “first” that will shift American leadership in a new direction. His impact is already visible, even before taking [...]

The nuclear showdown between Iran and the U.S./Israel is often seen through the lens of the Shi’a emphasis on martyrdom. Yet we cannot move forward in this crisis assuming that it is merely a matter of “Will they?” or “Won’t they?” It may not matter if they push the button - having the button may [...]

Can you hear it? Faintly, softly - but ever encroaching - the drumbeat of war. The rich and powerful with everything to gain but nothing to lose from the slaughter of innocent lives - be they American soldiers or brown and Muslim civilians - are once again using propaganda, rhetoric and misinformation to [...]