Exclusive: The Hawks’ Playbook for Opposing an Obama Nuclear Deal with Iran June 27, 2014 by John Hudson Though the United States has yet to secure a final deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear program, an influential pair of hawks in Washington have already devised a way for Congress to unravel any potential agreement after the […]
Summary of the House Appropriations Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill
By Laicie Heeley, Kingston Reif and Brenna Gautam On June 10, the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year FY) 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill, which includes $571 billion in total funding. Although this is an increase from the 2015 requested budget amount, it reflects an overall $1.7 billion decrease in funding from […]
Analysis of the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Bill, H.R. 3304
by Kingston Reif, Laicie Heeley, and John Isaacs Senate and House negotiators have agreed on a Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Bill, H.R. 3304, that was negotiated between the two Armed Services Committees. This tactic was chosen after the Senate failed to agree to limit the number of amendments on the Senate floor before the […]
Iran Nuclear Talks End On a Positive Note, But Compromise Will Be Necessary
By Laicie Heeley This article first appeared on PolicyMic on February 27, 2013. The latest round of talks between the P5+1 (the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, China and Russia) and Iran ended on a positive note today as the two sides agreed to continue their discussion in the coming months. Early reports indicate that talks […]
Optimistic in Almaty? How to Move the Iran Impasse Forward
Published in the Lobe Log on February 8, 2013. Article summary below, click here to read full article. By Laicie Heeley and Usha Sahay After months of deliberation, Iranian negotiators and representatives of the 6-world power P5+1 negotiating team have agreed to meet on February 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Hopeful watchers may read some symbolism […]
