Turkish soccer brawls: The battle for the future of the Kemalist state
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious overtones,…
Monthly Archives: May, 2016
Liebermen’s flexible future
The incoming Minister of Defense has been championing the idea of a comprehensive arrangement between…
The Southern Front in Syria: Washington Should Support Rebel Gains
For the past two years, Washington has focused its attention on northern Syria, where it…
Israel’s Army Goes to War With Its Politicians
Gadi Eisenkot, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem…
Fifa reformer says Gianni Infantino is using authoritarian tactics like Sepp Blatter
Fifa’s new president Gianni Infantino is using the authoritarian tactics of ex-leader Sepp Blatter, according…
Gianni Infantino’s first crisis as Fifa president intensifies as Prince Ali accuses him of ‘complete betrayal’
Ben Rumsby Gianni Infantino’s first crisis as president of Fifa intensifiedon Monday after he was…
2 Farces, Turkish Nightmare & Infantino’s Blatter-Lite FIFA
It was not a good week for sport. The Turkish nightmare continues. There are strange…
Obama’s false dichotomy: short beards vs. long beards
By all appearances, the Arab world today looks awash in extremism, but the prominence of…
Hezbollah Knows Exactly Who’s Responsible for Their Commander’s Death
Gen. Qasem Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the branch of Iran’s Revolutionary…
King of the Mediocre
On the bright side, he has never actually been convicted of fraud, racketeering or money…
Opportunity Or Necessity? The Islamic State’s Cluster Video Strategy
Image from May 2016 ISIS video in support of ISIS Sinai Wilayah The social…
Meet the Pyromaniac Playboy Leading Hezbollah’s Fight in Syria
Mustafa Bedreddine has reportedly been killed by an Israeli warplane near Damascus. ALEX ROWELL To…
We blame Sheikh Ahmad, say old Kuwaiti World Cup veterans on eve of FIFA suspension vote
KEIR RADNEDGE in MEXICO CITY: Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been accused of…
Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold
The director of Russia’s antidoping laboratory at the time of the Sochi Games said urine…
What’s Left of the Syrian Arab Air Force?
Captured Syrian MiG-23s at an Israeli museum. Photo via Wikipedia After five years of war,…
Gulf Coalition Targeting AQAP in Yemen
Coalition units and allied Yemeni forces have fought a successful and timely campaign to stem…
Sheikh Fahd’s scheme: lift FIFA ban against Kuwait for three months to prolong it one more year
Sources in Kuweit speculated that the Fifa executive committee, at the instigation of its member…
Requiem for a Football Legend: Michel Platini
So he is gone. Michel Platini’s drink at the last chance legal saloon of the…
Heavily favored Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN)Nyquist, ridden by record-setting Mario Gutierrez, won the 142nd running of…
The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’sForeign-Policy Guru
How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age. By DAVID SAMUELS Ben Rhodes,…
Sex Talk for Muslim Women
Mona Eltahawy CAIRO — After I gave a reading in Britain last year, a woman…
Syria and the Holocaust: Putting ‘Never Again’ to the test
A girl looks through a fence at a camp for migrants and refugees near the…
They Have Already Failed: IOC and Interpol
Three weeks away and much to discuss. Lets begin with the non-action of the Olympic…
Turkish stadiums: A contested political battleground
Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was…