Tag Archives: Middle East

After Paris: Long Cycles in Politics and History

The world still awaits a resolution of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Caliphate or not.

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Syria: Any Honest Broker?

A look at who is (or is not) invited forecasts how little it can do to end the war.

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Syria: The Equation Changes As Germany’s Merkel Makes a Move

Will the U.S. government catch up to Russia, China, Iran and Germany as they shape a new global consensus on Syria?

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Iran Deal: Watch Who Is Doing the Warning

The same people who triggered the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq now categorically reject the Iran Deal.

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Can the Iran Deal Shift the Middle East?

Moving a region from confrontation to containment.

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Arabs and Westerners: The Widening Gap

An analysis of the difference in value systems.

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A Voice Against Violence

It is time to dismantle the political and economic system that treats half of humanity like children.

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Saudi Arabia: On the Inside Track in Egypt

How extremism migrated from Saudi Arabia to Egypt.

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Turkey and Iran: The Best of Frenemies

Tensions since Ottomans and Persians led rival empires that fought for control of the Middle East.

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Tunisia: Britain to Blame?

Can Tunisia really blame the NATO campaign in Libya for its current troubles?

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