Part two of Barry Rubin’s life work…. Continue reading
Think about the kind of mental construct that could produce this State of the Union address… Continue reading
My main goal of forty years of Middle East analysis has been trying to explain the Middle East as it actually exists, how its politics work, and how its history can be understood… Continue reading
This whole thing isn’t going to work… Continue reading
Obama should have to pay for his pro-Islamist behavior in public opinion and the loss of congressional support… Continue reading
Why didn’t Obama go at a time when it would presumably have benefited him politically… Continue reading
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
Erdoğan is not going to initiate a divorce from the EU, but he may very well hope that the Europeans will “relieve” Turkey… Continue reading
One of the main features of misguided contemporary foreign policy debate is the corruption of the concept of Realism… Continue reading
Former U.S. Generals and Admirals oppose Obama’s pick for secretary of defence… Continue reading
The American elite has convinced itself and a large portion of the country’s youth that America’s whole history is evil… Continue reading
U.S. intelligence community ponders the impact of Turkey’s growing significance in global affairs… Continue reading
Kerry isn’t just wrong, he’s totally clueless… Continue reading
Clinton’s show of indifference isn’t just a question of distracting attention or callousness, it is a clear symptom of exactly what is wrong with the Obama Administration’s handling of this and other issues… Continue reading
What can the United States can do to counteract the glaring Islamization of rebel ranks… Continue reading
Do what you have to do to avoid admitting you’re wrong and paying some price for telling the truth. But don’t blame us… Continue reading
Something very bad is happening with the U.S. foreign policy debate… Continue reading
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
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
What would you call it if a former vice-president of the United States had sold his television network to an Islamist television network at a time when such forces threatened America?… Continue reading
What’s the major problem for U.S. foreign policy during Obama’s second term… 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
Turkey’s membership in NATO has many unique dimensions, including in the number of missile-related crises the country has experienced… 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......
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