News stories by Robert E. Hunter

  1. OPINION: Why Israel Opposes a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran and What to Do About It

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (IPS) - Nov. 24 is the deadline for six world powers and Iran to reach a final deal over its nuclear programme. If there is no deal, then the talks are likely to be extended, not abandoned.

  2. OP-ED: Obama Should "Resist the Call" to Intervene in Syria

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (IPS) - President Obama got it right. He was picked by U.S. voters to put the nation's interests first – not those of any ally, any member of Congress, or the media, even if they clamour for him to "do something" yet do not take responsibility for the consequences if things go wrong, as they have for some time in the Middle East.

  3. BOOKS: Afpak Insider Dissects Obama's Policy Missteps

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (IPS) - Publication this month of Vali Nasr's "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat" is well-timed.

  4. OP-ED: Succeed or Fail? What Obama Must Do in the Middle East

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    WASHINGTON, Feb 08 (IPS) - Every U.S. president since Harry Truman has sought to disentangle the United States from the Middle East, and all have been sucked back into the region and its problems.

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