Meysami, a women's rights activist, is slowly, silently but defiantly dying in an Iranian prison.
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December 5, 2018
Iran must free Farhad Meysami, a nonviolent fighter for human rights
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October 25, 2018
Trump is pulling out of one of the most successful arms-control treaties ever
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Another dangerous error from a president who hates international agreements.
October 10, 2018
Want Americans to vote? Give them the day off.
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All Americans should have an equal opportunity to vote on Election Day.
September 28, 2018
Time to start preparing the next round of sanctions against Russia
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Russia is still behaving like a rogue state. More sanctions will be needed
July 27, 2018
Putin wanted to interrogate me. Trump called it ‘an incredible offer.’ Why?
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When foreign affairs are, literally, personal.
July 17, 2018
The Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki was a historic event — in the worst possible way
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Helsinki will be remembered as the most appalling public display of capitulation by an American president to a Kremlin leader ever.
July 15, 2018
I’ve been in meetings with Putin. Here’s what Trump can expect.
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He's confident. He'll never admit wrongdoing. And he'll probably be late.
June 28, 2018
Why Trump’s personalized approach to diplomacy is bad for America
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Foreign diplomacy should be shaped by national interests, not by personal chemistry.
May 30, 2018
Why Trump’s plans for regime change in Iran will have the opposite effect
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A new round of sanctions will merely drive the people into the arms of the mullahs.
May 11, 2018
Putin needed an American enemy. He picked me.
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A widespread state disinformation campaign said I wanted to overthrow Russia's government