The United States took a significant step last Friday towards helping the Syrian people escape oppression and murder. It wasn’t saying that President Bashar al-Assad had to leave—that’s been the refrain for months. It was finally demanding that Syria’s two…
This week Egypt stepped into a new era: A civilian Islamist was named president. Former Muslim Brotherhood chairman Mohamed Morsi is clearly not Hosni Mubarak. The cold peace between Israel and Egypt has been getting colder and colder ever since…
The world powers met with Iran this week for yet another round of negotiations seeking a confidence-building deal that can set the stage for a full diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear dispute. Yet again, however, Tehran appears to be…
After reports of another brutal massacre in Syria in which dozens of civilians were killed by forces loyal to the regime, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the political protection given the Damascus government by Russia and China is becoming…
The past week has been an intense one in the Middle East, including the much-anticipated nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers and the massacre in Syria and subsequent diplomatic fallout. But despite all the press releases and statements,…
The nuclear meeting between the P5+1 and Iran set for Wednesday has a definite now or never feel to it. While the West is understandably reticent to launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Iranians are making dangerous…