Barack Obama: Diplomat in Chief

President Obama made his first personal foray into world diplomacy this week and he didn’t even have to leave the White House. On Monday he gave his first formal interview since being sworn in to [...]

Why Dennis Ross is the wrong man for Obama and Iran

After the election in November, as I mulled over what kind of radical change in US foreign policy might be possible with our new president, I was heartened by reading this anecdote in the New [...]

A story of women and activism in Iran

The Los Angeles Times has an interesting article spotlighting the work of one Iranian woman, Nazanin Gohari, as an example of the women's movement in Iran. Originally a hairdresser, the [...]

Obama’s window into Iran

(Video from Reuters) Since Obama's election, Americans have been treated to images of people around the world celebrating our choice for president in the streets. A number of reports take a [...]

My Two Hours With Ahmadinejad

For nearly three years, Peace Action has been a leader in preventing the Bush Administration from conducting a war on Iran. In 2006, we coordinated a meeting of key nonprofit leaders and founded [...]