Tick tock

13 years ago

The 48-hour Egyptian army ultimatum expires tomorrow .  The military seems to have no intention of removing President Morsi, which…

Ultimatum

13 years ago

In an extraordinary move, the Egyptian army today gave President Morsi a supposedly final warning: The Armed Forces put everyone…

Peace picks July 1-5

13 years ago

Sudden summer doldrums, but a few good picks: 1. Moderating Extremism in Pakistan Working with Women and Youth to Prevent…

Befuddled

13 years ago

Yesterday's giant demonstrations against Egypt's President Morsi sent him an unequivocal message:  "leave."  Security forces and violence were mostly absent,…

Development boy

13 years ago

We owe this to Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs: SAISers: can you match that?

#epicfail

13 years ago

Whatever happens tomorrow in Egypt, it can't be good.  That anyway is the consensus among journalists and experts for the…

Hezbollah has a Syria problem

13 years ago

Hezbollah has long been esteemed within many circles of the Arab world. The militant group, officially designated as a terrorist…

Build, baby, build

13 years ago

In the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict there are few issues that create more controversy than the Israeli settlements in…

Istanbul this week

13 years ago

Little time to write, as I am spending full days with Syrians, but here is my brief photographic essay on…

The fracturing Levant

13 years ago

As events in Syria continue to unfold, it is essential to understand the nature of the conflict.  On Tuesday, Emile…