US Policy Middle East

The Syrian Anomaly

Joshua Gleis | Posted 06.18.2011

Joshua Gleis

Only in Syria, where a growing number of citizens are rising up against the Assad regime, has the United States and the rest of the western world failed to develop or convey any type of policy whatsoever.

Jerusalem Is not a Final Status Issue

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

Ir Amim

If anyone wondered whether the Israeli government was ready to conduct honest negotiations, Eli Yishai's announcement clarified the situation with a resounding NO.

Babylon & Beyond: Fallon's Resignation Prompts Iran War Talk

LA Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Just days after a controversial article in Esquire magazine described Adm. William J. Fallon as the man standing in the way of a Bush administration w...