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2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order Recipient. Executive VP . Author of Losing an Enemy & Treacherous Alliance. Views are my own.

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    Biden rejects the “multi-generational undertaking” of the war in Afghanistan. But he also issues an open-ended commitment to “maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific just as we do with NATO in Europe.” Under what conditions could U.S. forces ever pull back?

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    Biden to state, "the most lethal terrorist threat to the homeland today is from white supremacist terrorism," according to prepared remarks.

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    President Biden issues a clear rejection of “the forever war in Afghanistan.” Wise policy and well stated. But there is much more forever war to end.

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    It is encouraging to hear explain "that we welcome the competition [with China] – and that we are not looking for conflict." But all of his proposals focus on how to win the competition with China, without stressing how to prevent conflict.

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    Apr 27

    Blinken tells US withdrawal from Afghanistan will concentrate the minds of 'free riders' in the region, via

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    This is the right move by Biden's team. The Trump arsonists deliberately heaped new sanctions on Iran in an attempt to make it difficult for Biden to get back into the JCPOA. Trump's Iran policy failed miserably. Get rid of these sanctions and back to diplomacy.

    The Biden administration is considering rolling back some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran as a way to get Tehran to return to compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear accord, people familiar with the situation tell .
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    Furthermore they are accused of espionage on behalf of Saudi Arabian intelligence services inside and outside of Denmark - with clear links to “higher eschelons of Saudi power” and “a person close to” MBS.

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    ... from General Intelligence Presidency. Apart from ’s own terror activities this allegedly also includes Saudi support for the Jihadist Jaish ul Adl, known for terrorist activities in Iran’s SE province Sistan-Baluchistan.

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    15 hours ago

    Interesting details emerging from case against charged with facilitating against . Prosecutor claims the 3 have used banks in Dubai and Austria to funnel 30 million DKK (roughly 4,8 mio USD) to armed wing in Iran ...

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  10. 7 hours ago

    Great conversation with and organized by the on Biden's first 100 days and the future of US foreign policy in the Middle East.

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  11. 8 hours ago

    Important piece by The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked spy drama “Gando” is designed to discredit moderate politicians before the June election.

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    The Human Rights language used to sugar coat sanctions cannot hide their true results: the collective immiseration of a people. Great conversation at w & Asli Bâli of

    Amazing conversation w/ , & Asli Bali on the humanitarian impact of broad-based economic sanctions. Really difficult to claim you're advancing human rights if you advocate broad sanctions that destroy societies...
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  13. 8 hours ago

    Not all Trump sanctions are likely to be lifted for the US to return to the . The litmus test is if those sanctions - regardless of whether they were imposed under nuclear, terrorism, or HR authorizations - block trade that was permitted by the JCPOA. Me on .

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  14. 8 hours ago

    Told that neither the incident between Iranian and US navies in the Persian Gulf nor the Israeli attack on Natanz has succeeded in derailing the Vienna talks because the political will to get to an agreement is sufficiently strong on both sides.

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    The claim that US economic sanctions against civilian populations promote human rights is one of the biggest lies in Washington today

    Amazing conversation w/ , & Asli Bali on the humanitarian impact of broad-based economic sanctions. Really difficult to claim you're advancing human rights if you advocate broad sanctions that destroy societies...
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  16. 9 hours ago

    Amazing conversation w/ , & Asli Bali on the humanitarian impact of broad-based economic sanctions. Really difficult to claim you're advancing human rights if you advocate broad sanctions that destroy societies...

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    12 hours ago

    This is today! 1PM: What is the human impact of economic sanctions? Do they ever work? Join , Asli Bali & for this special discussion. Link:

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    In my latest for , I examine the power struggles in ahead of the election. Hardliners, using state TV & other immense resources available to them, seek to consolidate power & remove moderates like Zarif from the political landscape:

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    The Israeli democracy was assassinated today. Netanyahu, who stands trial for corruption appointed one of his cronies as minister of justice illegally and against the position of the attorney general and in violation of the coalition agreement. The country is in total chaos

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    Apr 27

    This how I knew was a real one!

    So I'm meeting with . His scheduler walks in and hands him this note. Meeting ends :)
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