Nicholas Tatsis / May 24, 2009 3:41 am
How much have Texan oilmen shaped America? Reporter Brian Burrough follows his last corporate epic, Barbarians at the Gate, with a new book, The Big Rich, replacing skyscrapers and three piece suits with oil wells and Stetson hats. It is a sprawling story set across several continents, chronicling gumption, love, betrayal, politics, family squabbles, and Muammar al-Gaddafi. But if the ... Read More
Nicholas Tatsis and Daniel Handlin / April 2, 2009 1:43 am
Former National Security Advisor on U.S. policy in the Middle East
Nicholas Tatsis / April 2, 2009 1:36 am
Can a powerful Iran advance American national interests? Former CIA officer Robert Baer’s new book, The Devil We Know: Dealing With The New Iranian Superpower, is sure to make waves. Baer contends the erratic Islamic Republic of 1979 has vanished; modern-day Iran may be secretive, but it is a rational, clever actor that harbors an “unshakable belief in its right ... Read More
Nicholas Tatsis / March 4, 2009 5:00 am
Brent Scowcroft on American interests in the Middle East
