The United States has taken a political turn which at least for the next four years will guarantee that it does not play the role of a great power… Continue reading
Supersessionism refers to the belief that Christians have superseded Jews in a new covenant with God. Islam, too, sees itself as superseding all previous divine revelation but, unlike Christianity, Islam freely erases history itself… Continue reading
The Qods Force, an elite unit of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, spearheads Iran’s global terrorist campaign… Continue reading
The mood among the few remaining, scattered liberal voices in the Turkish media landscape is gloomy as critical expression in Turkey is being systematically narrowed… Continue reading
What’s the major problem for U.S. foreign policy during Obama’s second term… Continue reading
Whatever your view of religion, the Bible is a terrific source for history and political analysis… Continue reading
On November 26, 2012, several newspapers reported that Israel and Turkey had resumed reconciliation talks between senior officials, marking a profound change since the low-point in relations occurred in the aftermath of the Gaza aid flotilla in 2010… Continue reading
Reality, especially in 2012, is very hard to face. So many hopes dashed; so many bad things happening… Continue reading
It should be clear by now that U.S. media coverage of Israel is not very good, balanced, accurate, or fair… Continue reading
Even if the Turkish military wins every battle against the PKK, an even more dangerous war is being lost… Continue reading
Western policy is now putting into power yet another anti-Western regime that will oppress its own people and put a high priority on trying to wipe out Israel… Continue reading
What are the next steps for Mursi?… Continue reading
Turkey’s membership in NATO has many unique dimensions, including in the number of missile-related crises the country has experienced… Continue reading
How politics work in the Arabic-speaking world today… Continue reading
Whatever the outcome from the upcoming referendum to begin on Saturday in Egypt for the draft constitution, the superior position of the Islamist factions is unlikely to be overthrown in the near future… Continue reading
The civil war in Syria is moving into the end-game… Continue reading
Only a week after being praised by the Obama Administration for his supposed helpfulness in ending the fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, Egyptian President Mursi apparently decided to cash in his praise “chips” early… Continue reading
A critical moment has arrived for Egypt. But what does it mean?… Continue reading
Around 1985, current al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri fled his homeland of Egypt, presumably never to return, he never forgot his original objective: transforming Egypt into an Islamist state that upholds and enforces the totality of Sharia law, and that works towards the resurrection of a global caliphate… Continue reading
Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi maintains that Muslims must obey the commands of Islam’s prophet Muhammad, even unto murder… Continue reading
By essentially unilaterally declaring the existence of an Arab Palestine, the world has abrogated the Oslo accords… Continue reading
In recent months, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a string of highly controversial public statements which appear indicative of an authoritarian mindset… Continue reading
Revised and updated version of an interview Barry Rubin gave recently… Continue reading
Of all the Christian communities in Syria, the Assyrians, that is, those Christians who identify as such by virtue of belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East, arguably have the most complex relationship with the Assad regime… Continue reading
Satire but very close to actual experience… Continue reading
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