„Iran’s demands are escalating. The supreme leader is sounding the alarm about American mendacity. An anxious U.S. secretary of state is practically begging companies to
„Amerikanische Diplomaten kritisieren Obamas Syrien-Politik. In einer Protestnote haben 51 Mitarbeiter des amerikanischen Außenministeriums die Syrien-Politik der eigenen Regierung kritisiert. Sie fordern den Einsatz von
Von A. J. Caschetta Seit Hassan Rohani Präsident der Islamischen Republik Iran ist, wurde man nicht müde, den Amerikanern zu erzählen, dass ein fundamentaler Wandel
„One of the unexpected results of President Barack Obama’s new opening to Iran is that U.S. taxpayers are now funding both sides of the Middle
„The White House says it is fighting ISIS, but its Iranian and Iranian-backed partners say the war is about killing Sunnis. ‚There are no patriots,
Von Florian Markl Anlässlich seines Hiroshima-Besuchs erneuerte US-Präsident Obama den Aufruf aus seiner Prager Rede vom April 2009 nach einer „Welt ohne Atomwaffen“. Angesichts der
„In western Syria an Assad policy of mass homicide and collective punishment prevails; a policy that makes negotiations impossible. In eastern Syria ISIS is chased
„In Afghanistan, he set a timetable for troop withdrawal, untethered to conditions. In Libya, he bombed the Gaddafi regime out of power but did not
„Three weeks after The New York Times Magazine published its profile of deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, in which he describes creating an ‚echo
„It‘s virtually impossible to imagine Israel and the Palestinians conducting fruitful negotiations under the current circumstances. Mistrust is at an all-time high. Gaps on the
„The campaign group Naame Shaam today said that it will stop all its activities after two years of exposing and campaigning against the Iranian regime’s
„Iran has been ‚enhancing‘ its nuclear program and bolstering its uranium enrichment capability, Iran’s atomic energy chief told a group of the country’s ambassadors and
„Syria’s regime has used sarin nerve gas for the first time since 2013, dropping bombs laden with the chemical agent on Isil fighters outside Damascus,
„For a man of Barack Obama‘s evident humanity and values, surely there has been something of transcendent importance that has stayed his hand from protecting
Von Stuart Winer Freimütig bekannte Ben Rhodes, einer der engsten Mitarbeiter von Präsident Barack Obama, wie die US-Administration die Öffentlichkeit gezielt fehlleitete, um den Iran-Deal
„At the heart of the Obama administration’s diplomatic engagement with Iran is the notion that the regime is divided among hard-liners who foment its terrorism
Von Florian Markl Die Obama-Administration hat die amerikanische und internationale Öffentlichkeit systematisch in die Irre geführt, um den im vergangenen Juli vereinbarten Deal mit dem
Hatte Saudi Arabien etwas mit den Anschlägen vom 11. September zu tun? Anlässlich des Staatsbesuchs von Barack Obama im Königreich in der vergangenen Woche wurde
„The 28 pages of a Congressional report detailing where the 9/11 hijackers got their financing have been classified for years, but what they contain is
„Barack Obama traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in what could be his last – and likely most futile – visit as president. It’s not just that
„Saudi Arabia has reportedly told the Obama administration and congressional leaders that it will sell billions of dollars in U.S. financial assets if Congress passes
„President Obama on Friday criticized Iranian leaders for undermining the ‚spirit‘ of last year’s historic nuclear agreement, even as they stick to the ‚letter‘ of
„As with the president’s comments, largely missing from this formulation was what the Palestinians have been doing. Neither the president nor the Times think the
Von Florian Markl Jeffrey Goldberg hat für das US-Magazin The Atlantic unter dem Titel „The Obama Doctrine“ einen ausführlichen Artikel über die außenpolitische Sichtweisen des
„The Romans had a word for it: principiis obsta, meaning ‚resist the beginnings‘ to avoid an unpleasant end. Syria is a perfect case study. Obama
Von Florian Markl Die Obama-Administration spielt mit dem Gedanken, in den wenigen verbleibenden Monaten ihrer Amtszeit noch ein Ausrufezeichen im Hinblick auf den israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt
„This week I found myself bombarded with just that kind of question triggered by the so-called elections in Iran. ‚Would this election lead to significant
„A combination of war fatigue, the financial crisis, energy self-sufficiency, and a desire to shift focus to Asia contributed to a scaling-back of American strategic
„Instead of helping to topple Assad, the mass-murdering goon who drops barrel bombs on civilian areas, the White House launched a phony train-and-equip program that
„Despite the nuclear deal, and the best efforts of Iran’s president and foreign minister, there will be no détente. In fact, just like in 1988
„Die amerikanischen Optionen in Syrien sind fast auf null geschrumpft. Wie es dort weitergeht, scheint vor allem Moskau entscheiden zu können. Verantwortlich dafür ist Washington
„In a move uncharacteristic of U.S. policy as it has been carried out for decades, the Obama administration recently endorsed Europe’s version of a soft
„Im fünften Jahr des Kriegs in Syrien, in dem Hunderttausende gestorben sind und Millionen ihre Heimat verloren haben, sprechen es zwar nicht alle offen aus,
„The troubling thing is that the Putin policy on Syria has become hard to distinguish from the Obama policy. Sure, the Obama administration still pays
„The foundation of the new American-approved security framework was the recognition and respect of what Obama refers to as Iran’s ‚equities.‘ This translated into legitimization
Von Stefan Frank Mahmud Abbas, der diktatorisch regierende Präsident der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde, lebt in einer Art Schlaraffenland. Diplomatische Unterstützung und milliardenschwere Finanzhilfen aus Europa und
