Posted on Sat, April 16, 2011 at 22:12 pm CEST
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Explaining the Middle East to President Obama In One Sentence

How would you explain the Middle East to President Obama in one sentence? Here’s my take… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Countries • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 17:15 pm CEST
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Reading Ahmadinejad in Riga

There’s nothing like having to explain a complex subject to people to improve one’s own understanding of the issues… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Communism • Egypt • Europe • Iran • Islamism • Latvia • Russian Federation • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, April 4, 2011 at 19:09 pm CEST
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Why Contemporary Media Is So Bad

A reader asks me: But why is media reporting so bad (obviously with many honorable exceptions). I first wrote on this topic… Continue reading

Topics: Media Bias • Miscellaneous • Multiculturalism • The Media • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, March 24, 2011 at 23:53 pm CET
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Muslim Brotherhood and Its Political Agenda: “Islam is the solution”

The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that “Islam is the solution” and… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, March 23, 2011 at 20:42 pm CET
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Hillary’s Friends Echo Our Analysis: No Excuse for Not Knowing U.S. Foreign Policy Is At the Iceberg

Every analyst loves the day when policymakers and national leaders start echoing precisely what he’s been writing for… Continue reading

Topics: The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, March 18, 2011 at 23:58 pm CET
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No Wonder Hillary Resigned! Mr. Burns Explains U.S. Middle East Policy

For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Egypt • Hamas • Hezbollah • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Religious Terrorism • U.S. Middle East Policy • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, March 14, 2011 at 01:43 am CET
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No Problem Here? Egypt Apparently Has Already Ended Gas Shipments to Israel

There’s nothing to worry about, we are told, of course Egypt wants to get the money from gas shipments, right? Ideology and politics are… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Israel 
Posted on Sun, March 13, 2011 at 02:30 am CET
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U.S. Middle East Policy and Those Little Ideas That Get Millions of People Killed

I listened again to President Barack Obama’s main speech on Egypt back during the revolution and two phrases caught my ear… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy