For those wanting a new course for America's foreign policy this is a very important time.
To help you think through the meaning of these critical, daily new developments, I invite you to read several pieces I've written on America's foreign policy, Iraq and the Middle East. Please also check our blog daily, as we will be continuing to weigh in on the important events of our time.
Intelligence reports predicted Iraq chaos -- 5/26/07
Towards a new American strategy in the Middle East - a special NDN interview with Vali Nasr -- 5/24/07
ISG Report getting a 2nd look -- 5/21/07
On Iraq -- 5/11/07
A defining moment for the Bush Presidency -- 5/2/07
Vali Nasr: so thoughful -- 4/17/07
Another general disses Bush and the neocons -- 4/16/07
NDN Statement on the Passage of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act -- 3/23/07
NDN Endorses U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act -- 3/21/07
House Prepares to Debate War Spending Bill -- 3/20/07
The Iraq Anniversary: not much to celebrate -- 3/20/07
Apparent progress on a regional solution in the Middle East -- 2/28/07
Condi Rice is at it Again -- 2/27/07
Bush to pressure Pakistan on Al Qaeda -- 2/25/07
Emerging strategies for the Middle East -- 2/23/07
Oh, about those Sunni extremists.... -- 2/19/07
An Iraq Plan Missing One Ingredient - Reality -- 2/15/07
Council of Foreign Relations Issues Major Iraq Report -- 2/13/07
Gates tossing the neocons under the bus -- 2/12/07
WaPo:rising Sunni-Shiite tensions central dynamic of today's Middle East -- 2/12/07
Wresting control from Cheney and the neocons -- 2/11/07
War with Iran? -- 2/8/07
Et tu, Voinovich? -- 2/8/07
Pentagon Ready for Surge to Fail -- 2/8/07
Nasr, Takeyh on Iran in the Washington Post today -- 2/8/07
More the Shiite-Sunni struggle that is remaking the Middle East -- 2/6/07
The NIE - well worth a read -- 2/3/07
GOP Senators Scrambling to Block Anti-Surge Resolutions -- 1/31/07
Dealing With Iran -- 1/31/07
Surge Sends Troops Into Harms Way Without Proper Equipment -- 1/30/07
Why is Iran on the Rise? -- 1/30/07
Ahmadinejad Weak Politically -- 1/30/07
More on the Shiite ascendency in the Middle East -- 1/30/07
"The fight we're in" -- 1/29/07
Changing US Policy Towards Iran -- 1/25/07
Iraq's Government: Bush's version and reality -- 1/24/07
Pakistan is helping the Taliban. Now what? 1/21/07
More on rising Sunni-Shiite tensions in the Middle East -- 1/18/07
Novak: Iraq is dooming the GOP -- 1/18/07
LA Times Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Bush-McCain Plan -- 1/18/07
Biden pairs with Gelb on Iraq -- 1/18/07
One Day In Iraq -- 1/17/07
Why is the Administration surprised that Iran is gaining regional influence? -- 1/15/07
Bush's Iraq narrative is "incomplete, oversimplified and possibly untrue" -- 1/14/07
In Iraq, Americans are "being played like a pawn" -- 1/14/07
Maliki next? -- 1/13/07
Rep. Harman Holds Bush Administration Accountable -- 1/12/07
Our go it alone President -- 1/11/07
Finding a Better Way Forward in the Middle East -- 1/10/07
Republicans abandon their President, and McCain -- 1/10/07
The fighting in Baghdad today -- 1/9/07
US General says war will take 2-3 more years -- 1/8/07
The Bush-McCain plan is DOA. So what's next? -- 1/7/07
One more chance? -- 1/3/07
The impact of the Saddam video -- 1/1/07
Lieberman lays out a new plan for Iraq -- 12/29/06
Mr Bush, a few things you may want to read today -- 12/28/06
Biden steps up -- 12/27/06
More on the Sunni-Shiite struggle in Iraq -- 12/23/06
More prayer than policy -- 12/21/06
Joint Chiefs: Bush no longer knows what to do -- 12/19/06
New Iraq study shows dramatic rise in violence -- 12/18/06
Powell agrees Bush will not offer a better way forward -- 12/17/06
Sunday Papers Look at the Middle East -- 12/17/06
More on Iran, a Response to the Agonist -- 12/16/06
A better way forward -- 12/15/06
Joint Chiefs No on the "Surge" -- 12/14/06
Vali Nasr on Iran in the New Republic -- 12/13/06
No Way Out -- 12/13/06
Read "The Shia Revival" by Vali Nasr -- 12/10/06
Administration floats Iraq options -- 12/9/06
What's the plan Mr President? -- 12/8/06
The ISG Report: A Modest Step Forward -- 12/7/06
Thoughts on foreign policy and the ISG report -- 12/6/06
Clemons on Bolton -- 12/5/06
The rise of the Shiites -- 12/4/06
More on the need for a new strategy for the Middle East -- 12/3/06
America appears out of touch and weak to the world -- 12/1/06
Biden on the ISG -- 12/1/06
The Iraq Study Group's recommendations leak out -- 11/30/06
TNR's "Iraq: What's Next? " series -- 11/29/06
Afghanistan, not Vietnam -- 11/27/06
Is Washington in touch with what is happening in the Middle East? -- 11/27/06
Finding new words to talk about what is happening in the world -- 11/25/06
