Monday the Washington Institute for Near East Policy hosted Jean-Pierre Filiu, professor of Middle East studies at Sciences Po, Ambassador…
Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, so (courtesy of Buzzfeed): That's just in case you get invited for…
Next month Tunisia will hold parliamentary elections, with presidential elections following in November. These will be the first national elections…
Religious Peacebuilding: The Approach of the U.S. Institute of Peace Tuesday, September 23 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Rumi…
Today's big story is the American-led air attack on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) installations, mainly in…
What do Yemen and Afghanistan have in common? They have both reached power sharing agreements in the last couple of…
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…