Here’s the ad for this moment in Washington (as I imagine it): Militarized superpower adrift and anxious in alien world.  Needs advice.  Will pay.  Pls respond qkly.  PO Box 1776-2012, Washington, DC…

An ad for the nuclear industry from the 1970s, depicting pro-Western Iranian dictator Mohammadd Reza Pahlavi:

Reuters makes a good point that Iran is having difficulty getting the international community to condemn the terrorist attacks against its scientists, which over time […]

Part 3 of Juan Cole’s talk on the Arab Spring at the American Historical Association: Parts 1 & 2 are here

The announcement of the Iranian government that it will activate its Fordow nuclear enrichment site has predictably drawn forth a new round of war propaganda […]

Part 2 of my talk at the American Historical Association on the Arab Spring. Part 1 is here

Welcome to an edgy world where a single incident at an energy “chokepoint” could set a region aflame, provoking bloody encounters, boosting oil prices, and putting the global economy at risk.

Anouar Majid writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: “Why America Matters to Muslims One thing that is striking about the recent revolts in […]

Part 1 of my presentation on the Arab Spring at the 2012 American Historical Association conference in Chicago. Thanks to Roger Owen and the National […]