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    Barack Obama, Iran, and the nuclear danger
    Mariano Aguirre

    The tensions over Iran's nuclear programme resemble the prelude to the Iraq war of 2003. But the new conditions of international politics could yet be turned to advantage in finding...
    Iran’s tide of history: counter-revolution and after
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     Fred Halliday
    Iran's regime has made huge efforts to crush the country’s demonstrating citizens. But their heroic and lucid protests have opened a path to the future via a reconnection with Iran’s true revolutionary past, says Fred Halliday.

    It is already five weeks since the presidential elections...

    Democracy-promotion: doctrine vs dialogue
    Mariano Aguirre
    George W Bush made democracy-support a central theme of his presidency. Barack Obama, by contrast, has downplayed it. Yet the latter's approach may achieve more effective results.
    Changing the discourse: first step toward changing the policy?
    Phyllis Bennis

    Obama's Cairo speech shifted the discourse, away from justifying reckless imperial hubris, unilateralism and militarism and towards a more cooperative and potentially even internationalist approach. It is the task of people across the US to mobilise and turn that new language into new policies...

    Iran’s revolution in global history
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     Fred Halliday
    Iran's transformation in 1979 shares characteristics with earlier revolutions in France, Russia, China and Cuba; but it also makes a unique - and unfinished - contribution to world history, says Fred Halliday.

    The months of strikes and demonstrations that convulsed Iran in 1978-79...

    Pragmatism trumps change
    Phyllis Bennis
     Lawrence Korb and Phyllis Bennis
    Although Obama might not change drastically the US foreign policy, he was elected on the promise that he would not only end the war but change the mindset that led to the war, and we should keep reminding him of his promise, argues Phyllis Bennis.
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    Two cheers only
    Praful Bidwai
    Obama’s historic victory breaks the conservative spell at this watershed moment in global affairs, but it would be wrong to pin too many hopes on him, writes Praful Bidwai.

    Obama’s historic victory breaks the conservative spell at this watershed moment in global affairs, but it would...

    The US elections and the Middle East crisis: a prospect for change? (Audio)
    Phyllis Bennis
    The election of Barack Obama is a historic victory over racism, but it is not the victory of the left, argues Phyllis Bennis. The US foreign policy will become more cooperative with emphasis on soft power, but the military option will still be on the table.

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    Bonfires for the global vanities
    Phyllis Bennis
    A new US administration will provide an opportunity for change, but it will take a powerful, mobilized antiwar movement to hold a new administration accountable to promises made, argues Phyllis Bennis.
    The Election and War and Peace (Video)
    Phyllis Bennis
     Phyllis Bennis, Selig Harriso and William Hartung
    Will the upcoming elections represent a watershed for U.S. engagement with the world, signaling a return to diplomacy and support for multilateralism, or will the militarist unilaterism continue? Phyllis Bennis, Selig Harriso and William Hartung explore these questions and more.

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