Iran Nuclear Agreement: Is It a Done Deal?
Despite the fanfare about reaching a framework nuclear agreement. there appears to be a big gap in the perception of what was actually agreed to.
Read MoreDon Liebich is a native of New York and a graduate of the University of Rochester and the Harvard Business School PMD program. He spent his career with the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine service and Sysco Corp. Liebich has been involved with economic development, citizen diplomacy and human rights projects in Jordan, Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, UAE and Iran. He has conducted seminars and taught courses on Islam, Christian Fundamentalism, U.S. Middle East foreign policy and Iran. He is the author ofFault Lines: The Layman's Guide to Understanding America's Role in the Ever-Changing Middle East. Learn more at www.donliebich.com.
Posted by Don Liebich | Apr 3, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Despite the fanfare about reaching a framework nuclear agreement. there appears to be a big gap in the perception of what was actually agreed to.
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By rejecting Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu and his Likud party have resurrected themselves from a political graveyard.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Mar 6, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Any effort to create a coherent strategy that has much chance of being successful will require a realistic assessment of ISIS.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Jan 30, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
If Israel decides to escalate the conflict, the region will be left in a far worse position.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Jan 12, 2015 | News & Analysis, Palestine |
In 2014, two events laid the groundwork for a collapse of the status quo.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Dec 29, 2014 | Americas, US, Viewpoints |
The ink was barely dry on the Obama administration’s agreement with Cuba when the usual suspects began their emotional, virulent attacks.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Dec 17, 2014 | US, Viewpoints |
The biggest casualty of the Senate’s torture report will be American “soft power.”
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Nov 28, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
It is unlikely that Iranians will be bullied into giving up their rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by the threat of harsh sanctions.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Nov 22, 2014 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
As the Obama administration gradually escalates the U.S. involvement in solving the IS problem, the risks associated with this involvement also escalate.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Nov 10, 2014 | Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |
The Jewish and Islamic states face difficult, deep seeded, ideology- driven problems that will be hard to resolve.
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