Ten years after September 11, 2001, when the very phrase “war on terrorism” is barred from U.S. government usage by the president… Continue reading
Since much of what I write about regional politics seems pessimistic… Continue reading
A few hours ago I wrote that the Egyptian military government reportedly told Israel that a major Israeli offensive… Continue reading
Any criticism one can make of Beck regarding Middle East issues rather pales in comparison to all of the above points on which he is quite correct… Continue reading
A development of huge importance is happening in the Middle East, equivalent perhaps to the… Continue reading
It’s fascinating to see not only the Middle East going backward but Western analysts and officials cheering on a return to even more war and terrorism… Continue reading
Foreign and defense policies did not figure prominently in the recent general election in Turkey… Continue reading
There’s a remarkable exchange from a May 2009 presidential press conference that is extraordinarily revealing… Continue reading
In the absence of U.S. leadership, others want to direct the Middle East… Continue reading
Twenty years ago, I was a school kid chanting with my peers, “Our leader forever, the father, Hafez Assad!” Back then, I could not have imagined… Continue reading
A remarkable amount of what’s written on the Middle East in the mass media is nonsensical… Continue reading
What’s most scary in America today may be the financial deficit and it may be government policies, but for me the scariest thing is… Continue reading
Turkey’s recent decision to spend billions of dollars buying U.S.-made helicopters underscores the continuing significance of… Continue reading
When I was getting a great education they made us read Shakespeare and Dickens; Wordsworth and Keats; Hemmingway and Faulkner… Continue reading
You know that President Barack Obama understands he’s got problems with Israel… Continue reading
A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year… Continue reading
Pay close attention to this article by the analytical artist who calls himself “Spengler.” He has been arguing… Continue reading
I think I’ve made a breakthrough in understanding President Barack Obama’s foreign policy of punishing friends, rewarding enemies, and… Continue reading
Since the United States is not leading the anti-Islamist forces in the Middle East and protecting the relatively moderate Arab states… Continue reading
In the West, moderate democracy — somewhere between social democrats and conservatives — trumps militant nationalism and religion… Continue reading
Speech by PM Netanyahu to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress… Continue reading
Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 here… Continue reading
I expected President Barack Obama’s AIPAC speech would be a bunch of feel-good clichés to persuade the audience that he is… Continue reading
Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Sunday morning, U.S. president Barack Obama said… Continue reading
A lot of people may think that I’m too tough on President Barack Obama and the New York Times. Yet every day they do something that… Continue reading
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Hello Mike, Thank you for your positive feedback to the article. I felt there wasn’t too much critical analysis of ...
Thanks for this considered and well constructed article. A follow up article on the manner in which the editorial contro...
THE CLUELESSNESS OF CLAIMING THAT OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST POLICIES WERE A FAILURE CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, WHAT THE...
As long as Obama is the president of the usa do not trust the us government......
Thank you for an good read....