Posted on Wed, February 13, 2013 at 22:33 pm CET
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State of the Union Address on Foreign Policy: Careful Phrasing Conceals Disasters

Think about the kind of mental construct that could produce this State of the Union address… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, February 10, 2013 at 16:55 pm CET
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Learning the Wrong Lessons from Ike

The real lessons of 1956… Continue reading

Topics: Arab World • Britain • Diplomacy • Egypt • France • History • Iraq • Israel • Obamaism • Saudi Arabia • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Sun, February 10, 2013 at 00:30 am CET
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The U.S. versus the ‘Shi’ite Crescent’?

Is U.S. Middle East policy aligned with the ‘Sunni bloc’ in a grand sectarian alliance against the ‘Shi’ite crescent’?… Continue reading

Topics: Bahrain • Religion • Sunni-Shia Conflict • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, February 7, 2013 at 20:49 pm CET
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The Meaning of the Obama Visit to Israel and U.S.-Israel Relations in Obama’s Second Term

This whole thing isn’t going to work… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Obamaism • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Wed, February 6, 2013 at 02:39 am CET
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Why Obama Should Postpone Giving Advanced Weapons to Egypt: A Guide for Congress

Obama should have to pay for his pro-Islamist behavior in public opinion and the loss of congressional support… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Egypt • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, February 5, 2013 at 23:59 pm CET
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President Obama to Visit Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan in March

Why didn’t Obama go at a time when it would presumably have benefited him politically… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Jordan • Obamaism • Palestinian Authority • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Mon, February 4, 2013 at 16:21 pm CET
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Why Chuck Hagel is Really So Scary: He’s Typical of the Current Rulers

If Chuck Hagel is so much dumber than you why is he the one being nominated by President Barack Obama to be secretary of defense?… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Political Correctness • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, February 2, 2013 at 17:07 pm CET
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On Mistaking Mohamed Mursi For His Mask

2012 will likely be remembered as the year that Islamists made the greatest gains in their quest for a new caliphate in the region… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Diplomacy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jew-Hatred • Muslim Brotherhood • Obamaism • Religion • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, February 1, 2013 at 13:03 pm CET
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Why Today’s American Foreign Policy is So UnRealistic

One of the main features of misguided contemporary foreign policy debate is the corruption of the concept of Realism… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • History • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, January 30, 2013 at 21:52 pm CET
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U.S. Military Leaders Oppose Chuck Hagel Nomination

Former U.S. Generals and Admirals oppose Obama’s pick for secretary of defence… Continue reading

Topics: Crethi Plethi • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, January 26, 2013 at 16:39 pm CET
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Algerian Hostage Crisis Ends with Military Assault: So How is Al-Qaida Dead?

An organization that can seize about 1,000 hostages in the middle of Algeria, a country whose regime has been so tough on radical Islamists, is not dead… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Algeria • Islamic Terrorism • Maghreb • Religion • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, January 22, 2013 at 21:40 pm CET
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Won’t Syria Be Obama’s Main Middle East Crisis in 2013?

The Syrian civil war will go on until one side wins and the other loses. And a lot more people are going to die… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, January 16, 2013 at 19:58 pm CET
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Murdered Diplomacy: How the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Has Been Totally Transformed

If the Israel-Palestinian situation were to be considered to be like a hand grenade, the “international community” has just pulled the pin and thrown it away… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Diplomacy • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, January 10, 2013 at 20:44 pm CET
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Why the Current U.S. Foreign Policy Debate Doesn’t Make Sense and How to Fix It

Something very bad is happening with the U.S. foreign policy debate… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Liberalism • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, January 8, 2013 at 19:25 pm CET
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Noxious Nominations: The Four Horsemen of the American Foreign Policy Apocalypse

I did a lot of soul-searching before writing my latest article, yet within hours after its publication I concluded that I hadn’t been too pessimistic… Continue reading

Topics: Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Obamaism • Politics • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, January 7, 2013 at 21:14 pm CET
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After the Fall: What Do You Do When You Conclude America is (Temporarily or Permanently) Kaput?

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

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Europe • Obamaism • Russian Federation • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, December 30, 2012 at 14:06 pm CET
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A Paradox of U.S. Middle East Policy: The Friend Who Acts like an Enemy is an Enemy

What’s the major problem for U.S. foreign policy during Obama’s second term… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Egypt • Human Rights • India • Islamic Terrorism • Obamaism • Pakistan • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Tue, December 25, 2012 at 17:30 pm CET
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The Useful Myth that Obama Now Likes Israel

Reality, especially in 2012, is very hard to face. So many hopes dashed; so many bad things happening… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Tue, December 11, 2012 at 21:05 pm CET
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Mishandling Mursi

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

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Muslim Brotherhood • Obamaism • Political Correctness • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, December 5, 2012 at 19:50 pm CET
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Driving in Neutral: Hillary Clinton Explains the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s said some very interesting and revealing things in her appearance at the Saban Center’s gala dinner, November 30. They are, however, being quoted out of context… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Obamaism • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Sun, December 2, 2012 at 20:54 pm CET
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For Turkey as a Model in the Middle East, America Remains Crucial

The Turkish presumption to be a “model” for the Middle East will be undermined if the United States were to withdraw from the affairs of the region… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Politics • The Middle East • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, November 24, 2012 at 11:04 am CET
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The trap that Arik built

The cease-fire agreement that Israel accepted Wednesday night to end the current round of Palestinian rocket and missile attacks is not a good deal for Israel by any stretch of the imagination… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Operation Amud Anan • Palestinian Terrorism • Peace Process • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, November 10, 2012 at 21:23 pm CET
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Israel’s Situation and Strategy In Obama’s Second Term

What should Israel’s policy and priorities be in President Barack Obama’s second term… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Obamaism • Politics • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy • US-Israel Relations 
Posted on Wed, November 7, 2012 at 19:27 pm CET
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Obama Re-Elected: What He Should Have Done in the Last Four Years and Won’t Do in the Next Four Years

Over and over again I’ve written about what President Barack Obama should do. Now the voters have given him a whole new chance… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, November 6, 2012 at 17:32 pm CET
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One Thousand and One Articles Later: Why Obama Should be Voted Out of Office in Today’s Election

For four years now, I have been chronicling the disastrous policies of President Barack Obama on the Middle East. Something should be done about that. And today is the day to do it… Continue reading

Topics: Obamaism • Politics • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America