Analysis: Surprising allies against terror in the Middle East
Since ousting the Muslim Brotherhood government just over a year ago, Egypt’s next president, retired Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, has quietly but dramatically increased military cooperation...
View ArticleUS still has leverage in Iraq -- Obama must use it wisely
President Obama is poised to repeat a catastrophic mistake in Iraq that President George W. Bush made in May 2003. At the time, Bush formally disbanded the Iraqi Army and banned senior members of the...
View ArticleIraq's future: Will country break apart? Why Kurds may hold the key
Iraq is dead. Long live a smaller Iraq – and Kurdistan.
View ArticleA dramatic shift in Middle East alliances: Egypt, Israel and Hamas
Egypt’s initial failed effort to mediate an end to the latest confrontation between Israel and Hamas reflects a dramatic shift in Middle Eastern alliances since the last eruption of intense violence...
View ArticleThe risks of Israel's Gaza incursion
While Israel has demonstrated enormous strategic patience with Hamas’ over 1,500 rocket attacks which sent some two-thirds of Israelis into bomb shelters, the potential cost to Israel of even a limited...
View ArticleUkraine president: no military solution to conflict with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that there was no military solution to his country’s conflict with Russia and that Ukraine needed European economic and political support to help avoid...
View ArticlePentagon official who headed Syria chemical weapons removal to help combat...
The Pentagon official who oversaw the successful effort to remove chemical weapons from Syria and Libya is leaving his post to help coordinate America’s and international efforts to contain the deadly...
View ArticleISIS threat: America ignores growing anarchy in Iraq at its peril
When it comes to the current situation in Iraq, despite the diplomatic capital spent building an international consensus, the people who matter are those on the ground. They are the ones dying.
View ArticleTurkey general election: What's at stake and why it matters
Turkey's general election means nothing less than that the future direction of one of the Middle East’s strongest, most economically successful, most populous countries is at stake.
View ArticleTurkey's election results were a big surprise. What's next?
Make no mistake: Turkey’s 76 million people, 86 percent of whom cast votes in the national parliamentary election Sunday, delivered a stunning rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Islamist who...
View ArticleIran deal: The best worst option
Arms control agreements are not usually struck between friendly nations.
View ArticleTrump set to deliver foreign policy speech during Ukraine conference
Attempting to burnish his foreign policy credentials, Donald Trump has agreed to deliver what is being touted as a major speech Friday about what the battle for Ukraine means for Russia and the West.
View ArticleTrump says US, Europe should be doing more to help Ukraine
Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman who is leading the Republican presidential field in the polls, told a gathering of the European elite in the Ukrainian capital that America and Europe should...
View ArticleBiased coverage of Israeli-Palestinian 'violence': When terror becomes...
If you are seeking an example of bias in the media’s coverage of what journalists are calling the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian “violence,” consider the case of Ahmad Manasra.
View ArticlePentagon official who headed Syria chemical weapons removal to help combat...
The Pentagon official who oversaw the successful effort to remove chemical weapons from Syria and Libya is leaving his post to help coordinate America’s and international efforts to contain the deadly...
View ArticleTrump set to deliver foreign policy speech during Ukraine conference
Attempting to burnish his foreign policy credentials, Donald Trump has agreed to deliver what is being touted as a major speech Friday about what the battle for Ukraine means for Russia and the West.
View ArticleEgypt claims it's safe after Russian jet crash, but won't call it terror
While Egyptian officials have resisted publicly endorsing Russia’s claim that a bomb destroyed the Russian jetliner near the Sharm el-Sheikh resort, Egypt has begun arresting Egyptians suspected of...
View ArticleTrump says US, Europe should be doing more to help Ukraine
Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman who is leading the Republican presidential field in the polls, told a gathering of the European elite in the Ukrainian capital that America and Europe should...
View ArticleEgypt claims it's safe after Russian jet crash, but won't call it terror
While Egyptian officials have resisted publicly endorsing Russia’s claim that a bomb destroyed the Russian jetliner near the Sharm el-Sheikh resort, Egypt has begun arresting Egyptians suspected of...
View ArticleIAEA nuclear agreement meeting: Will Iran honor its promises?
Should the Obama Administration accept Iran’s lies about its earlier efforts to design and develop a bomb in exchange for insisting on its strict compliance with the new deal it has made limiting the...
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