Israel’s Iron Dome: a misplaced debate
Back in 2012, Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system was hailed as a real, working…
Monthly Archives: July, 2014
Qatar invests in Israeli soccer despite Gaza and war of words with Jerusalem
Qatar is emerging for the second time in a decade as the only Arab state…
Qatar’s Gaza Motives
On July 26, Secretary of State John Kerry stood next to Qatari foreign minister Khalid…
In Francis’ Church Pasolini goes to heaven
GIACOMO GALEAZZI ROME From “intellectual heretic” to father of the Church on the big screen,…
Libya’s Other Battle
Libya is a fractured country whose long-simmering violence is threatening to boil over. Internecine fighting…
Traversing Beirut’s Fine Lines
It’s a balmy Friday morning in Beirut and I’ve just returned to the city after…
Wahhabism vs. Wahhabism: Qatar challenges Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia seeks to inoculate itself against the violence, civil disobedience and potential re-writing…
A North Korean in Iran
Foreign Policy The death from natural causes of an old man in North Korea this…
Keeping Israel’s Northern Front Under Control
As Israel’s Operation Protective Edge continues in Gaza, the conflict is affecting almost all major…
The heroism of ordinary people
The one thing worth writing about is the heroism of one million seven hundred…
Missing persons (in Cyprus)
This Saturday, July 12, there was a solemn ceremony in Cyprus. Forty years after he…
How our region is preparing for suicide
It was obvious several years ago, when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was Iran’s president and the Islamic…
My friend, Eduard Shevardnadze
I vividly remember the time and place when I knew that the Cold War had…
The Patriarchs of Antioch call for an end to Lebanese crisis
Together, united by the spirit of the Church of Antioch, where – according to the…
ISIS Poses Threat Beyond Iraq
USA Today Any traveler to the Middle East today can feel the tidal wave sweeping…
A new era (in Turkey)
Share on Facebook It must have been a very difficult decision to make. The presidency…
Concerns about Islamic Extremism on the Rise in Middle East
As well-publicized bouts of violence, from civil war to suicide bombings, plague the Middle East,…
Sako: I asked Muslims for a fatwa against sectarian violence
ROME “People fled because they were afraid of the war. But so far Christians have…