How the unfolding events in northern Syria play out may set the tone in the Middle East for years to come, given the many wars now taking place among global,...
The American-Russian announcement Thursday of a possible cease-fire in Syria within a week raises hopes that the Syria war might slow down and perhaps end one...
Aleppo today is frightening almost beyond description and comprehension. One of the world’s ancient centers of civilization is being bombed, besieged,...
This week was full of omens that Syria in its already fractured and suffering condition should look forward to more misery. This is due to the actions of...
It was more than a coincidence last week that both the French government and the United Nations secretary-general called for serious and urgent international...
The role of foreign policy issues in the American presidential campaign is both serious and frivolous. It appears to be a cause for concern, given the many...
Jan. 25 is probably the most meaningful moment to recall the Arab uprisings of 2011, because it captures the dynamics within Egypt that ultimately shaped...
How should we view and respond to the growing flood of refugees and migrants from the Middle East? Is this a temporary humanitarian challenge? An occasional...
The difference between the sensible and superficial approaches to tackling the scourge of terrorism and other forms of violent extremism by groups such as...
The flurry of attacks around the Middle East and other parts of the world in recent months by militants from Daesh (ISIS) has sharpened the urgency of...
Many analysts this week have marked the five years since the fall of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the first of several Arab dictators...
A fascinating aspect of the escalating feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia is the variety of views and actions by the six members of the Gulf Cooperation...
At least a dozen different dynamics are shaping the deteriorating relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the consequences will have an impact across...
I have always been dubious about looking back at the previous year and coming up with a list of “top 10 this” or “top 20 that” items. That’s because the...
Keep your eyes on the oil-fueled Gulf Cooperation Council states in the year ahead, because they are just starting to experience a genuinely novel, almost...
A poll of Arab public opinion released Monday in Qatar provides timely new insights into the sentiments and values of people across the Arab world on issues...
It is right for us to commemorate this week the day five years ago when Mohammad Bouazizi’s self-immolation in southwestern Tunisia sparked the Arab...
Policymakers, scholars and analysts have three main options for guidance when analyzing events around the Middle East or deciding on policies to pursue:...
It is a cliché, but one worth remembering, that most people around the world seek similar things in life, and consequently behave in similar and predictable...
When my friend and colleague Adib Nehmeh speaks, I listen carefully. His insights clarify critical aspects of the violent conditions around our region that...
The stream of recent terror attacks against targets in several countries across four continents continues to vex governments and other institutions that seek...
During his visit to Africa last week, Pope Francis touched on a profoundly important theme that should be carefully pondered by those around the world who...
Major developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict last week were simultaneously tragic and comic: tragic because Palestinians and Israelis have killed...
Throughout many private and public encounters across the United States in the past two months, I have repeatedly heard Americans ask whether they are doing...
Never in my adult life have I ever experienced in the Middle East and the Western world anything like the prevailing disjunction today between the ISIS threat...