How U.S. Policy Failures Helped Hamas admin, February 15, 2024August 8, 2024 How U.S. Policy Failures Have Helped Hamas Continue Reading
U.S. policy resulted in current ongoing tragedy admin, February 15, 2024May 14, 2024 Video: Dec. 4 lecture at the University of San Francisco on how U.S. policy has resulted in the current ongoing tragedy Continue Reading
Uzbekistan’s Karimov: The Death of One of Washington’s Favorite Tyrants admin, September 7, 2016August 14, 2024 The Progressive September 7, 2016 Continue Reading
How U.S. Contributed to Yemen Crisis admin, April 20, 2015August 15, 2024 Washington’s support for Yemen’s former dictatorship — and of Saudi efforts to sideline the country’s nonviolent pro-democracy movement — helped create the current crisis. Continue Reading
Obama administration undermines UN disarmament efforts admin, April 13, 2015June 19, 2024 Though the United States may have taken the lead in the international diplomatic initiative against Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration has also taken the lead in undermining the United Nations’ efforts to promote nuclear arms control and disarmament elsewhere. Continue Reading
Hardliners on All Sides Undermining Iran’s Nuclear Talks admin, April 5, 2015August 15, 2024 Reaching an interim nuclear deal with Iran would have been difficult enough even without hardliners in both Iran and the United States seeking to undermine them. Continue Reading
Maintaining U.S. presence in Afghanistan would bolster Taliban: expert says admin, October 19, 2013June 22, 2024 On October 12 Washington and Kabul agreed on a draft deal that would keep some U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014, but only if political and tribal leaders in Afghanistan agree to a U.S. demand that U.S. troops not be subject to Afghan Continue Reading
On Syria, most thoughtful people are torn admin, October 5, 2013June 30, 2024 openDemocracy Foreign military intervention would prolong the war and increase the carnage still further. But this does not mean that the US in conjunction with others, including Syrian civil society, cannot do anything to help the situation. Reply to Nader Hashemi. Continue Reading
What Obama Didn’t Say in his UN Speech admin, September 26, 2013August 15, 2024 In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama made important and valid points on the issues of human rights, arms control, and global governance. But note what the president did not say. Continue Reading
Interview: Dr. Stephen Zunes previews Obama’s Speech on Syria (audio) admin, September 10, 2013June 23, 2024 WTOP Radio Dr. Stephen Zunes previews the President Obama’s speech on the Syrian dilemma Continue Reading
Interview: Pacifica Radio, Analysis of Obama’s Speech (audio) admin, September 10, 2013June 30, 2024 KPFA Dr. Stephen Zunes is joins Pacifica Radio Network in analyzing President Obama’s speech over potential strikes in Syria Continue Reading
Left Voices Interview: Will Diplomatic Openings Avert a US Military Strike Against Syria? (audio) admin, September 10, 2013June 23, 2024 Left Voices Dr. Stephen Zunes talks about the possible negotiated settlement over Syria’s chemical weapons and efforts to prevent U.S. military intervention Continue Reading
Interview on KQED’s “Forum”: Congress Set to Vote on Syria Strikes (audio) admin, September 9, 2013June 29, 2024 KQED Dr. Stephen Zunes talks with a panel that includes, David Mark, editor-in-chief of Politix, an online community focusing on national politics, and former senior editor with Politico, Robert Danin, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Steve Weber, professor of political science at UC Berkeley and author of books including “The End of Arrogance, America and the Global Competition of Ideas”, about the vote to strike Syria. Continue Reading
Eight Arguments Against Going to War With Syria admin, September 4, 2013August 15, 2024 An opinion piece by Dr. Stephen Zunes highlighting 10 reasons why the U.S. should not attack Syria Continue Reading
US government hypocrisy undercuts demand for Snowden’s extradition admin, August 29, 2013August 15, 2024 Dr. Stephen Zunes’ article in the National Catholic Reporter on the extradition of Edward Snowden Continue Reading
Interview: On the Possible Intervention in Syria (audio) admin, August 28, 2013July 8, 2024 Wisconsin Public Radio Continue Reading
Interview: What should be the US’s next step in Syria? (89.3 KPCC, National Public Radio Los Angeles audio) admin, August 28, 2013July 8, 2024 89.3 KPCC (NPR) Dr. Stephen Zunes talks about Syria and how the situation should be handled Continue Reading
Washington and the Egyptian Tragedy admin, August 20, 2013August 15, 2024 The vast majority of Egyptians killed since the coup have been unarmed protesters struck down with American-made weapons by soldiers transported in American-made vehicles provided by the American taxpayer. Continue Reading
Interview: The Impact of Drone Strikes on Yemen (audio) admin, August 12, 2013August 15, 2024 Uprising Radio August 12, 2013: Obama has escalated the U.S. unspoken war on the Gulf Arab state of Yemen with 9 drone bombing raids in 10 days killing about 3 dozens Yemenis… apparently in response to an Al Qaeda terrorist threat which both the U.S. and Yemeni governments have cited… Continue Reading
Crisis in Syria: What’s Happening Now and What Next? (audio) admin, June 26, 2013August 15, 2024 United For Peace and Justice Continue Reading