Passion and complacency. Anger and passivity. Which side do you fall on? When it comes to politics and causes, passion and intensity are musts – but often times the good and informed people do the least. This is bad news…
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Analysis: Obama MidEast Policy Puts Future at Risk
The largest bet that can be made in poker is to go “all in” – putting all one’s money on just one set of cards. But sometimes in real life, the greatest gamble is by doing little or nothing. And…
Around the Middle East, A Reader’s Guide – 7th Edition
So the Syria crisis has calmed for now, so the new hot topic is Iran. Will they back down on their pursuit of nuclear weapons? Will the West compromise on Iran without that guarantee? • Iran is very close to…
US: Syrian Chemical Weapon Issue Linked to Iran, North Korea
It might be easy to think that what happens in Syria stays in Syria, that the regime’s unleashing poisonous gas on its own people doesn’t affect Americans or Europeans. But the world’s response to Syria sends a signal to other…
Netanyahu Hints Israel Might Need to Act Alone on Iran
Not everyone sounds entirely pleased with the Russian intervention to prevent a strike on Syria, following that regime’s brutal chemical weapons attack on its own people. In fact, some people sound concerned. Israeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin…
Obama Warns of Inaction, But Waiting on Russia-Syria WMD Deal
US President Barack Obama sounded suspicious and questioning—but hopeful—over a Russian plan to rid Syria of its chemical weapons in a speech to Americans on Tuesday night. At the same time, he remained open to a military strike on the…