The big issue on everyone's mind today is the crackdown in Egypt. Here is how I've answered a few of…
News from the Arab uprisings this morning is particularly grim: In Egypt, the police and army are attacking pro-Morsi demonstrators, causing…
The Syrian Expert House (which claims to be "a group of approximately 300 Syrian human rights activists, academics, judges, lawyers,…
Just a few events in DC during a quiet mid-August week: 1. Between War & Peace: Do We Need New…
My two Middle East Institute interns, Ala' Alrababa'h and Idon Natanzon, have spent time this summer talking to civil society…
Even for someone who served abroad as an American diplomat, the Egyptian penchant for conspiracy theories about Washington's supposed role…
The White House justifications for backing out of a bilateral summit with President Putin lack one important one: Syria. The…
This morning's report of an intercepted conference call with participation of up to 20 Al Qaeda bosses and operatives goes…
Newly inaugurated Iranian President Rouhani held his first press conference today. The tone was moderate, even if the content was…
There are many cock-eyed things about the travel alert the State Department has issued, along with the embassy and consulate…