Raiding Iran Triggers Discussion Of When And How
David Fulghum/Washington Evidence is mounting that the U.S. defense community and the Obama administration view…
Monthly Archives: June, 2012
Must we admit to a civil war in Syria?
Few political debates are more divisive than the one over whether a country is in…
US Treasury Targets Major Money Laundering Network Linked to Drug Trafficker Ayman Joumaa and a Key Hizballah Supporter in South America
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated four individuals and three entities…
The Muslim Brotherhood Won an Election, But Is It Really Democratic?
In the stultifying, 100-plus-degree heat of Tahrir Square on Sunday, where tens of thousands gathered…
Under his vine and under his anthem
Before we arrive at the fulfillment of Isaiah’s utopian vision, even in a small way,…
Saving Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court from itself
A first comment on the decisions of Egypt’s highest court of 14 June 2012 On…
Saudi Succession Crisis Is an Opportunity for Change
Washington should bluntly tell the House of Saud that its current system of governance is…
No Grass in the Arab world
The murderous Ba’ath regime, which pretended to be the standard bearer of Arab nationalism, is…
Sheikh H. Mchaymech: Hezbollah operatives were present during interrogation by ISF Intelligence
Sheikh H. Mchaymech stands accused of “collaborating with the Israeli enemy by providing information about…
Russia’s Response to the Massacres in Syria
Although many Russian officials are unsure about who exactly committed the recent massacres, the incidents…
Is Libya Cracking Up?
Eight months after Muammar Qaddafi’s overthrow, journalists seeking wars in Libya have to journey deep…
Russia’s Relations with Iran: Dialogue without Commitments
POLICY FOCUS 120 | June 2012 Under current conditions, it would be naive to expect…
Why Neither of Egypt’s Presidential Choices Represents Democracy
The results of the first round of voting in Egypt’s presidential elections has yielded a…
Collective rights came with a cost for the individual
How do libertarians everywhere respond to the so-called Arab Spring? For a political and social…
Iran, Saudi Arabia, and a Global Game of Risk
Andrew Scott Cooper is the author of The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran and…
SAS Set up Safe Camps in Syria
BRITISH defence chiefs have drawn up secret plans to set up safe havens for Syrians…
What Does the Syrian Opposition Believe?
There are increasing calls for international intervention in Syria after this weekend’s massacre in Houla,…
The Nakba is alive for both Jews and Arabs
Let’s set aside for a moment the discourse about human rights and the debate about…