Patrick Galey, 12.21.2009
Journalist in Beirut
As long as Lebanon refuses to embrace the Ottawa Treaty and categorically outlaw landmine use, many of its citizens will continue to suffer abuses of a fundamental prerogative - the right to safety and security.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 12.04.2009
Editors of Simple Intelligence
This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs:
A New Strategy for Afghanistan
SI Analysis: US President Obama announces a new strategy for Afghanistan t...
James Denselow, 12.04.2009
Writer on Middle East geopolitical and security issues
Britain's decision to talk to Hezbollah is a nuanced move, but any call for disarmament is likely to fall on deaf ears
David Miliband told the Lebane...
Richard Grenell, 11.26.2009
Fmr. director of comm. and public diplomacy for the US Representative to the UN
Syria must join with other Arab nations in the effort to isolate Iran. For too long, it has served as a destabilizing force in the region.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 11.20.2009
Editors of Simple Intelligence
The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs:
Increased Tension Over Iran's Program
SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's rece...
Jamal Dajani, 11.13.2009
Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV
For more than a week, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations on its remote southern border to punish Houthi rebels from Yemen who crossed over and attacked one of its patrols.
Sharmine Narwani, 11.12.2009
Sharmine Narwani is a Senior Associate at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University
They say talk is cheap, but is it possible that recent comments by Hillary Clinton are signaling a radical change in US foreign policy?
Sharmine Narwani, 11.09.2009
Sharmine Narwani is a Senior Associate at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University
While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg, 11.03.2009
Former US Amb. to Morocco
So far this year, there has been a tendency to vocalize intent and engage in convenient can-kicking, rather than actionable resolve. That's not timidity -- that's testing the state of the ship's rudder.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 10.23.2009
Editors of Simple Intelligence
The Past Two Week's Top Stories in International Affairs:
The Real Deal with Iran
The 5+1 (UN Permanent Security Council Members plus Germany) were a...
Kevin Sullivan, 10.14.2009
Editor of RealClearWorld.
In the neighboring country of Yemen, a very real opportunity to make good on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's promise of friendship is rapidly emerging for Iran.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, 10.14.2009
Associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Museum of Tolerance
Goldstone's report, in effect, equates Israel with Nazis and other tyrants of history by accusing the Jewish State of deliberately targeting civilians.
Sharmine Narwani, 11.19.2009
Sharmine Narwani is a Senior Associate at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University
Jumblatt's statements to Press TV marks the most recent in a series of disclosures by the maverick politician that has shaken electoral politics in Lebanon.
James Denselow, 11.08.2009
Writer on Middle East geopolitical and security issues
In submitting a cabinet without the approval of his opposition, Lebanese PM-in-waiting Saad Hariri is risking his political future.
Magda Abu-Fadil, 09.23.2009
Director of Journalism Training Program at the American University of Beirut
The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.
Magda Abu-Fadil, 09.17.2009
Director of Journalism Training Program at the American University of Beirut
Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.
Georges Ugeux, 09.12.2009
Chairman and CEO, Galileo Global Advisors
Now is the time for the administration to send a clear signaling to Iran that, in a measured and limited way, they no longer object to business dealings in sectors that carry no military or nuclear energy risks.
Nicholas Noe, 09.11.2009
Editor-in-Chief of the Beirut-based translation service Mideastwire.com
The Sunni, Druze and Christian coalition that first took the reins of power in July 2005 was dealt what may end up being a lethal blow this past week when the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt formerly left the March 14 Secretariat.
Jamsheed K. Choksy, 08.31.2009
Professor of Iranian studies at Indiana University
Next week Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term in office as Iran's president. He faces a hornets' nest.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 08.24.2009
Editors of Simple Intelligence
The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs :The Geopolitical Importance of Syria
SI Analysis: Engagement with Syria seems to be a priority for many di...
Magda Abu-Fadil, 08.05.2009
Director of Journalism Training Program at the American University of Beirut
"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."