Alas, poor Egypt

11 years ago

The big issue on everyone's mind today is the crackdown in Egypt.  Here is how I've answered a few of…

Bad but not hopeless

11 years ago

News from the Arab uprisings this morning is particularly grim: In Egypt, the police and army are attacking pro-Morsi demonstrators, causing…

Syrians are getting serious

11 years ago

The Syrian Expert House (which claims to be "a group of approximately 300 Syrian human rights activists, academics, judges, lawyers,…

Peace picks, August 12-16

11 years ago

Just a few events in DC during a quiet mid-August week: 1.  Between War & Peace: Do We Need New…

Mapping Syrian civil society

11 years ago

My two Middle East Institute interns, Ala' Alrababa'h and Idon Natanzon, have spent time this summer talking to civil society…

Washington’s fault

11 years ago

Even for someone who served abroad as an American diplomat, the Egyptian penchant for conspiracy theories about Washington's supposed role…

Syria has dropped off the screen

11 years ago

The White House justifications for backing out of a bilateral summit with President Putin lack one important one:  Syria.  The…

The Al Qaeda conference call

11 years ago

This morning's report of an intercepted conference call with participation of up to 20 Al Qaeda bosses and operatives goes…

Moderate tones, but Iran needs the pressure

11 years ago

Newly inaugurated Iranian President Rouhani held his first press conference today.  The tone was moderate, even if the content was…

You are not safer

11 years ago

There are many cock-eyed things about the travel alert the State Department has issued, along with the embassy and consulate…