Barack Obama

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Detecting Systemic Cyber Vulnerabilities Among Critical Infrastructure Operators

How to break Iran’s terrorist regime

“Gradually, then suddenly” could work

US refocuses air campaign in Somalia on Shabaab

Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the United States has greatly increased its military strikes inside Somalia. Throughout the previous administration of President Joe...

The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran

Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international...

Why Hasn’t the Trump Administration Complied with the Law on Reporting Iran Agreements to Congress?

Abstract This article argues that the Trump Administration’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is subject to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) but the administration has not complied...

How Trump’s Understanding With Iran Echoes Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal

If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President...

For Tehran, negotiation is war by other means

Iran’s rulers think Trump is as beatable as his predecessors

Treasury License for Iranian Petroleum Is Unwise and May Be Inconsistent With Statutory Requirements

The Treasury Department’s issuance on June 22 of a license pausing Iranian petroleum sanctions appears to be inconsistent with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), which prohibits such relief...

Five Key Legal Questions About the June 2026 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding

This article analyzes five key legal questions relating to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on June 17, 2026 by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Axis of Aggressors

Israel is walking towards an Iranian trap with its eyes open

From Iran's perspective, military pressure is not meant to defeat the enemy, but to influence the terms of the agreement reached through negotiations. Lebanon has become leverage over Washington and a means of increasing friction between the US and Israel. This is precisely the point that the Israeli government is struggling to internalize, or refuses to understand.

Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament

The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah.

Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...

Why Squander The Greatest Leverage Ever Built Against Iran?

Is the Trump administration about to surrender a significant portion of its leverage before the hardest phase of negotiations begin?

Dilution Is Not the Solution: Disposing of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile

The critical question of how to handle Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile will be addressed in a long-term peace agreement between the United States and Iran, to be negotiated over the 60 days following...

Trading Away Lebanon: Washington’s Bargains at Beirut’s Expense

For the fifth time since 1958, the U.S. has placed Lebanon on the bargaining table, this time ready to sacrifice the country’s interests in pursuit of a deal with Iran.

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

Letter to the POTUS

A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”

6 Essential Requirements for a Good Iran Nuclear Deal

A new U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may soon emerge — or at least an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be fleshed out over 60 days. President Donald Trump pledged on May 27 that the United States...

Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick

Trump Has Iran on the ropes. Now he must resist the bad deal.