US Secretary of State’s Hard Talk with Sleiman on Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Lebanon
Shaffaf- Beirut: The official schedule of Iran’s president visit to Lebanon has not been finalized…
Monthly Archives: September, 2010
Politics and Hizbullah’s grim language
The rhetoric of Hizbullah representatives lately has been so extreme, so contrary to the conventions…
Arabs, speak Hebrew!
Many Arab eyebrows – those of politicians and populist education officials – will no doubt…
Mystery Murder of Dr Imran Farooq: Who killed him and why?
The killing of Dr Imran Farooq could have extraordinary ramifications if the assassins are found…
What price for Bashar Assad’s backing?
Walid Jumblatt has been apocalyptic in predicting what lies ahead for Lebanon. The Druze leader…
If War Comes: Israel vs. Hizballah and Its Allies
Policy Focus #106 The next war on Israel’s northern border will bear little resemblance to…
Turkey’s Choice
Had I voted in Sunday’s referendum in Turkey, I would have struggled to decide whether…
Bashir, or the nearness of the precipice
Once a year, on September 14, members of the Gemayel family and supporters gather in…
Our World: Sa’ad Hariri’s cautionary tale
No one could have imagined that within five years, Lebanon’s young PM would become a…
It’s Security Council time for Bellemare
We can say of Daniel Bellemare, the prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, that…
ISIS Report: If Not Now, When? Time for an IAEA Special Inspection in Syria
September 6, 2010 Glyn Davies, the United States Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy…
Sick Man on the Nile
This week, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak brought his son Gamal to Washington to attend the…
Syria’s allies take their allotted places
If there were doubts that the rivalry between Syria and Hizbullah has reached new levels…