Implications of a Sisi Presidency
The February 24 resignation of Egypt’s cabinet has fed expectations that Field Marshal Abdul Fatah…
Monthly Archives: February, 2014
Interview: Hussain Haqqani
What do you mean by “Magnificent Delusions?” It is a book about the U. S.…
Iran’s Nuclear Debate: The Domestic Politics
On February 21, 2014, Nima Gerami and Mehdi Khalaji addressed a Policy Forum marking the…
Confronting the Changing Face of al-Qaeda Propaganda
The following are Ambassador Fernandez’s prepared remarks, delivered as part of The Washington Institute’s Stein…
Syria War Stirs New U.S. Debate on Cyberattacks
By DAVID E. SANGERFEB WASHINGTON — Not long after the uprising in Syria turned bloody,…
An important week in Cyprus diplomacy
The government is about to collapse in southern Cyprus. In the north, Foreign Minister Özdil…
Mr. Kerry’s futile Syria initiative
The Post’s View By Editorial Board, Sunday, February 23, NOW THAT the “Geneva 2” conference…
The father, the son and the holy ghost
Everything Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does and says conforms to the ideology of the family…
Saudi Arabia’s Domestic and Foreign Intelligence Challenges
Yesterday, two Saudi police officers were killed and two injured in a gunfight while trying…
Ayatollah Khamenei: Pessimistic Negotiator, Optimistic Strategist
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei seems to be paving the way for potential stagnation in…
Salafism as a National Security Threat for Iran
On February 8, Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), a Salafist armed group in Baluchistan, Iran,…
Sisi the Invincible
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s quick rise from obscure military bureaucrat to national idol…
Jordan Not Out of the Woods Yet
On February 14, President Obama met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Rancho Mirage, California.…
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy
Summary Lebanon’s small geographic size and population belie the important role it has long played…
If You Don’t Understand Our Commitment to Iran, You Don’t Understand Hezbollah
Weekly Standard Lee Smith interviews Washington Institute fellow Matthew Levitt on Hezbollah’s internal workings and…
Syria’s war must end
Stephen Hawking is the author of “A Brief History of Time” and a former professor…
Why the shameless can’t take topless
Apparently, a girl who exposes her breasts can agitate some Lebanese much more than a…
Imad Mughniyeh’s Legacy Six Years On
Remember a few years ago when Iranian officials had to intervene to prevent Hezbollah gunmen…
Saudis debate societal merits of soccer
Saudi parents have joined the country’s clergy in debating the societal merits of soccer in…
Obama’s Syria policy is disintegrating
It’s difficult to identify anything the United States has done right in Syria. For most…
The nation marches on its hopes
How do generals come into the world? They make wars, lots and lots of wars.…
A New Approach to the Syria Crisis
The conjuncture of Syria-related events over the past two weeks does not bode well for…