https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASD1bG3hdiI/eli-lake RSS for Node Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:54:11 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-30/what-biden-can-learn-from-how-trump-handled-iran https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-30/what-biden-can-learn-from-how-trump-handled-iran Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:00:10 GMT A picture taken on December 29, 2021 on the airport road in the Lebanese capital Beirut shows a billboard bearing the image of slain top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani ahead of the second anniversary of his death in a US drone strike in Iraq in 2020. - On January 3, 2020, top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and senior Hashed commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a US drone strike outside Baghdad airport in Iraq. As the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Soleimani oversaw Tehran's interventions in regional power struggles from Lebanon and Iraq to Syria and Yemen. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-24/ukraine-crisis-putin-is-only-pretending-to-be-crazy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-24/ukraine-crisis-putin-is-only-pretending-to-be-crazy Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:30:10 GMT Attendees watch Vladimir Putin, Russia's President, during his annual address in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Russia is continuing to build up forces close to Ukraine even as its preparing for security talks with the U.S., keeping up pressure with a deployment that could turn into a rapid invasion or a long-term threat. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-17/who-s-appeasing-putin-now-biden-policy-on-ukraine-shows-weakness https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-17/who-s-appeasing-putin-now-biden-policy-on-ukraine-shows-weakness Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:10 GMT TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with US President Joe Biden prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-09/ukraine-crisis-biden-s-diplomacy-with-putin-is-dangerous https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-09/ukraine-crisis-biden-s-diplomacy-with-putin-is-dangerous Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:30:17 GMT TOPSHOT - A Ukrainian serviceman walks in a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near town of Krasnogorivka, Donetsk region, on April 23, 2021. - Russia on Friday began withdrawing its armed forces that had been on manoeuvres near the borders of Ukraine following weeks of heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the troop build-up. The deployment, which came amid an increase in fighting between Kiev's forces and pro-Russia eastern separatists since the start of the year, raised deep concerns in Ukraine and drew warnings to Moscow from Western allies. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-03/trump-s-failed-iran-gamble-was-still-worth-it https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-03/trump-s-failed-iran-gamble-was-still-worth-it Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:30:08 GMT US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally organized by the Tea Party Patriots against the Iran nuclear deal in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2015. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-19/venezuela-s-maduro-will-benefit-from-eu-decision-to-observe-elections https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-19/venezuela-s-maduro-will-benefit-from-eu-decision-to-observe-elections Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:00:33 GMT CARACAS, VENEZUELA - FEBRUARY 17: Nicolas Maduro President of Venezuela gestures as he speaks in a press conference at Miraflores Palace on February 17, 2021 in Caracas, Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro President of Venezuela announced the country will start vaccinating health workers from Thursday with the Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik V. (Photo by Carolina Cabral/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-15/israel-s-ice-cream-battle-heats-up-as-states-focus-on-unilever https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-15/israel-s-ice-cream-battle-heats-up-as-states-focus-on-unilever Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:00:07 GMT Not everyone’s favorite flavor. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-05/trump-russia-probe-was-fbi-manipulated-by-the-democratic-party https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-05/trump-russia-probe-was-fbi-manipulated-by-the-democratic-party Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:15:13 GMT Protest signs are placed outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Friday, March 22, 2019. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his final report, a still-secret document that closes his 22-month investigation into whether President Donald Trump or those around him conspired in Russia's interference in the 2016 election. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-28/sudan-military-coup-can-an-arab-ally-of-the-u-s-reverse-it https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-28/sudan-military-coup-can-an-arab-ally-of-the-u-s-reverse-it Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:30:09 GMT Sudan's new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok flashes the victory gesture during a press conference unveiling the first cabinet since veteran leader Omar al-Bashir's overthrow, in the capital Khartoum on September 5, 2019. - The announcement is a major step in the country's hard-won transition to civilian rule after decades of authoritarianism. It had been delayed for days as Hamdok mulled over the nominees proposed by the movement that led the months-long protests against Bashir and also the generals who ousted him in April. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-21/attack-on-u-s-base-shows-how-iran-is-leveling-drone-battlefield https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-21/attack-on-u-s-base-shows-how-iran-is-leveling-drone-battlefield Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:00:09 GMT A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army's official website on September 11, 2020, shows an Iranian Simorgh drone carrying a weapon during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic strait of Hormuz in southern Iran. - The Iranian navy began on September 10 a three-day exercise in the Sea of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, deploying an array of warships, drones and missiles. One of the exercise's objectives is to devise "tactical offensive and defensive strategies for safeguarding the country's territorial waters and shipping lanes," the military said on its website. (Photo by - / Iranian Army office / AFP) / XGTY / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / Iranian Army website" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-14/biden-has-no-plan-b-on-iranian-nukes-israel-does https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-14/biden-has-no-plan-b-on-iranian-nukes-israel-does Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:30:42 GMT Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president, waves to the media during his first news conference following his victory in the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, June 21, 2021. World powers and Iran failed after a sixth round of negotiations in Vienna to revive a nuclear deal that would lift U.S. sanctions on the oil-rich Islamic Republic in exchange for it scaling back its atomic activities. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-11/syria-s-dictator-america-s-arab-allies-are-warming-to-assad https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-11/syria-s-dictator-america-s-arab-allies-are-warming-to-assad Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:00:03 GMT 395540 02: Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad October 8, 2001 in Amman, Jordan. Assad visited Amman for talks with King Abdullah on regional and international development and to coordinate stands on fighting terrorism. (Pool Photo/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-29/why-is-iraq-afraid-of-better-relations-with-israel https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-29/why-is-iraq-afraid-of-better-relations-with-israel Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:00:13 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 20: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi speaks to the media during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery on October 20, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel and Al-Kadhimi met to discuss a number of international and bilateral issues. (Photo by Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-21/biden-un-speech-his-relentless-diplomacy-has-a-downside https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-21/biden-un-speech-his-relentless-diplomacy-has-a-downside Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:15:16 GMT How far can relentless diplomacy go? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-16/can-america-learn-from-its-defeat-in-afghanistan https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-16/can-america-learn-from-its-defeat-in-afghanistan Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:00:21 GMT Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Blinken yesterday defended President Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal during a contentious hearing in which Republican lawmakers accused the administration of manipulating intelligence and demanded he resign. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-09/america-s-longest-war-how-pakistan-won-in-afghanistan https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-09/america-s-longest-war-how-pakistan-won-in-afghanistan Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:00:09 GMT TOPSHOT - Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid gestures during a press conference in Kabul on August 24, 2021 after the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-01/afghanistan-causes-biden-to-bring-back-cruise-missile-diplomacy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-01/afghanistan-causes-biden-to-bring-back-cruise-missile-diplomacy Wed, 01 Sep 2021 01:45:27 GMT ARABIAN GULF - SEPTEMBER 23: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile on September 23, 2014 in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Garst/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-17/the-taliban-is-only-pretending-they-aren-t-barbaric https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-17/the-taliban-is-only-pretending-they-aren-t-barbaric Tue, 17 Aug 2021 22:15:11 GMT Taliban fighters near Zanbaq Square in Kabul on Aug. 16. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-12/afghanistan-withdrawal-undermines-biden-s-commitment-to-democracy https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-12/afghanistan-withdrawal-undermines-biden-s-commitment-to-democracy Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:30:30 GMT KABUL, AFG- JULY 30: Murals are seen along the walls at the US embassy on July 30, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. More than 200 Afghan nationals who assisted American troops were evacuated on the first of many flights headed to Fort Lee military base in Virginia. About 20,000 Afghan nationals have applied to move to the U.S,. On July 14,2021 the White House announced Operation Allies Refuge to support relocation flights for Afghan nationals and their families who are already in the final stages of the Special Immigrant Visa process. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-09/trump-era-lawsuit-could-make-u-s-less-welcoming-to-dissidents https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-09/trump-era-lawsuit-could-make-u-s-less-welcoming-to-dissidents Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:00:30 GMT Exiled Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918 - 2008, left) travels to Oslo in Norway by boat, 25th February 1974. (Photo by Emil Christensen/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)