Madison Schramm, 9/2/11

Program Associate in the David Rockefeller Studies Program, CFR

The Obama administration needs to acknowledge the limited efficacy of sanctions and reevaluate the fanciful notion that Iran will suspend enrichment. Washington needs to offer up some more carrots.

Christopher Sabatini, 9/2/11

Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA and Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly

In both Ecuador and Bolivia, the rhetoric of political inclusion is crashing into the politics of identity and collective rights.

Donald Bray, 9/1/11

Emeritus Professor of Political Science; Ph.D., Stanford University

Continued U.S. economic and diplomatic hostility toward Cuba is an irritant for all of the hemisphere. It is as insulting as the perceived walling out of Latin Americans at the U.S. Mexican border.

MJ Rosenberg, 9/2/11

Senior Foreign Policy Fellow, Media Matters Action Network

It is clear that Netanyahu wants to preserve the status quo, even if it means that Israel reverts to a position where every one of its neighbors is an actual or potential enemy.

Rev. James Martin, S.J., 9/2/11

Catholic priest and author, 'The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything'

I just spent two weeks on pilgrimage in Israel. In a sort of spiritual photo essay, here are 20 important questions for the contemporary believer.

Ian Fletcher, 9/1/11

Author, 'Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace It and Why'

America doesn't need to cut itself off from the world entirely, but it does need to get wise to the fact that the rest of the world views trade (correctly) as an arena of national rivalry, and start playing the game.

Ted Danson, 9/2/11

Actor; Board Member at Oceana

This week ExxonMobil scored a deal to explore for oil in the Russian Arctic Ocean, and in exchange, the Russian state-owned Rosneft apparently got the rights to the Gulf of Mexico. What is a win-win agreement for Exxon and Rosneft is a lose-lose for the rest of us.

Dr. Josef Olmert, 9/2/11

Adjunct Professor, American University’s School of International Service

The collapse of Turkish-Israeli relations is a sad development and one is left to hope that somehow the last word has not been said yet.

Rev. Larry Hollon, 8/30/11

United Methodist Communications

A new survey that looks at American attitudes towards global citizenship underscores the increasing sense of connection people have with international events.

Satpal Singh, 8/31/11

Chair, Interfaith Committee of the World Sikh Council - America Region

Many religions believe in a compassionate God, and that all humans are children of God. When most of us would shudder just thinking about our child being tortured, how can we justify the brutalization of God's sons and daughters?

Sami Moubayed, 9/2/11

Editor-in-Chief, Forward Magazine

The pre-Baath era in Syria is generally acknowledged by most people as the "golden era" of Syrian democracy. Even radical Baathists who refused to admit that in the past now nod affirmatively when such a bold statement is made.

Carlo Strenger, 9/1/11

Chair, Clinical Graduate Program, Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University

Israeli society and its polity have moved towards increasing fragmentation. As opposed to the picture Israel's right wing tries to paint, it goes way beyond the tensions between Jews and Arabs.

Virginia M. Moncrieff, 9/2/11

Journalist

Negotiated settlement could well be the most important part of the 2012 reelection campaign. Getting negotiations underway and reporting genuine results could deliver an election-decider to Obama, because it could mean an earlier withdrawal.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, 9/1/11

Journalist, Digital Producer and Co-Host of Al Jazeera English's 'The Stream'

"Stop messing with our future" - these are the words written on the logo of a Facebook group in the Mauritius that is hoping to bring about social and political change in the small island just off of Africa's southern coast.

Michael Hughes, 9/1/11

Foreign Policy Strategist, New World Strategies Coalition

Afghan native and humanitarian award winner Hasan Nouri waited nearly 25 years to see Osama bin Laden brought to justice for the murder of his dear friend, journalist Jim Lindelof. However, Nouri's joy has been fleeting.

Thomas David DuBois, 9/1/11

Author of "Religion and the Making of Modern East Asia"

Chinese religious life revolves around a calendar of festivals. These videos were taken at the festival of the goddess Mazu in Leizhou, at the very southern tip of the Chinese mainland.

Raghida Dergham, 9/2/11

Columnist and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, Al Hayat

Barack Obama must pay the utmost attention to the American-European relationship with Iran, and immediately start figuring out what's required in terms of dealing with Lebanon at the present stage.