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Iran Nuclear Talks Set To Continue Another Day

04/01/2015 Published on Forbes.com
The good news is that the deal hasn’t blown up completely, but we’ll have to wait another day for even “a broad framework of understanding.” It remains unclear which key issues will be dealt within this framework. In recent days…

The Nuclear Deal Clock Is Ticking Too Fast To Get A Good Deal

03/30/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Time is running out to come to any agreement with the Iranians over their nuclear program. With less than 48 hours left until the deadline, the America, Russian, British, French, German, and Chinese negotiators – and John Kerry in particular…

The Primaries Paradox

03/26/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Ted Cruz is running for President of the United States. The announcement of the first candidate is no great shock. Cruz has been positioning himself for some time, and is a consistently outspoken voice on the conservative cause du jour.…

Netanyahu Changes Stance On Opposition To Two State Solution

03/20/2015 Published on Forbes.com
“I haven’t changed my policy,” newly reelected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first interview since the election. “What has changed is the reality. I don’t want a one-state solution; I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution, but…

Ukraine Gets A Bailout — Still Needs More Support

03/14/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Far from the scandals of Hillary Clinton’s Emailgate and the hoopla surrounding Senate Republicans’ “Iran letter,” the crisis in Ukraine continues to boil. Yet even the most ardent news junkies could be forgiven for being under informed on the subject—…

Democrats Need To Compromise On Healthcare Reform

03/13/2015 Published on Forbes.com
The relationship between the White House and Congressional Republicans is at an historic low. The “Iran Letter,” as many have taken to calling it, shows just how great the schism between the two has become. It seems as though each…

Netanyahu Makes His Case Before Congress

03/03/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Bibi brought down the house this morning. He arguably got more applause than President Obama did during this year’s State of the Union address and offered a cogent, impassioned and logical criticism of the Iranian nuclear deal being currently negotiated…

Playing Politics With Our Relationship With Israel

02/27/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Next week’s visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “injected a degree of partisanship” that is “destructive to the fabric of the relationship” between Israel and the US, according to National Security Advisor Susan Rice. “[Netanyahu] may have a…

Department Of Homeland Security Funding Battles And Entitlement Reform

02/24/2015 Published on Forbes.com
We may be headed for another shutdown. This time it’ll be the Department of Homeland Security, caught in the partisan crosshairs over the spending bill which Democrats insist should not have any immigration related amendments. Most Republicans and Democrats want…

Ukrainian Ceasefire Lasts Hours; Putin Continues To Advance

02/18/2015 Published on Forbes.com
The latest ceasefire in Ukraine is already coming apart, and it hasn’t even been a week. Russian-backed separatists continue to attack Ukrainian forces defending the strategic city of Debaltseve and show no sign of stopping. To no one’s surprise, Putin…