I spent most of last week in Moscow talking with Russian Middle East experts. It was a deeply saddening experience.…
Eric Edelman, Dennis Ross and Ray Takeyh write in the Washington Post: The Islamic Republic is not a normal nation-state…
Last month’s fifty day conflict between Hamas and Israel has exacted a punishing toll on Gaza, both in terms of…
Ten days ago I noted the negative impact a "yes" vote in the Scottish referendum would have on Ukraine. It…
The Middle East is fraught with governments, non-state actors and ideologues fighting for dominance, with religious identity a major divide…
After more than three years of fighting, the Syrian civil war shows little sign of abating. Meanwhile there has been…
In the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Hamas and Israel, the question on everyone’s mind is what comes…
I'm heading for Moscow tonight. It is 40 years since I first visited there to sell the idea of an…
I did this interview yesterday for Artan Haraqija of zeri.info: 1) Three months after the general elections, there are no…
ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. It has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand…