GARY LEUPPIt’s been clear for some time that there’s a real difference of opinion between Washington and the Israeli leadership about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme. (We should all ask, actually: why does it need to be “dealt with” at all, since the IAEA, US ...

Deep rifts at the heart of Western policy on Afghanistan were laid bare yesterday when President Obamas top military adviser challenged him to authorise a troop surge that his most senior congressional allies have said they will oppose. Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...