Juan Cole

The stage is set.

No, Iran and Hizbullah haven’t taken over Lebanon: it is a multiparty Election

Saudi Arabia’s weird kidnapping of Sunni leader hurt him at polls

They thought would be easier to convince the US to pull out of the deal if the bureaucrats involved in crafting it were discredited

Reports of regime use of gas at Douma may have influenced the rebels’ decision

The president’s promises to revive the coal industry stand in stark contrast with Mexico’s plan to move toward renewables

In addition to facing resistance from China and Russia, it’s unclear what new sanctions would achieve

The president has no credibility to make important foreign policy decisions

Right-wing outrage in the name of respectability politics rings especially hollow in the age of Trump

Israel PM’s new dossier against Iran is just old news but the danger is that gullible Trump will be swayed into war on Iran