The U.S., Russia and other parties engaged in the Syrian crisis meet in Geneva next month to again seek a peaceful solution to that heartrending crisis. While insisting that Bashar al-Assad must go, the U.S., its Western allies and the Gulf States never had a clear plan for Syria. It is time these governments get […]

It has been one of the world’s oddest but strongest and most enduring relationships: the world’s oldest democracy and world’s most unalloyed monarchy. The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia kept communism out of the Middle East and, following the 9/11 tragedy, mounted joint efforts to rid the region of violent extremism. With […]

Commentary: Despite a show of courtesy, President Hassan Rouhani gives no sign of moderating Iran’s ideology. The United States and international news organizations have made much of the new Iranian president’s peace and friendship initiative, tactfully scripted to charm a hopeful media and American public. But the international community would be well advised to look […]

The Egyptian military’s removal of democratically elected President Muhammad Morsi from office and mounting troubles of newly formed governments in Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen raise questions about the future of democracy in the troubled region. As observed during the popular uprisings of early 2011 and events that followed, citizens of the region overwhelmingly desire the […]

The Egyptian military’s removal of democratically elected President Muhammad Morsi from office and mounting troubles of newly formed governments in Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen raise questions about the future of democracy in the troubled region. As observed during the popular uprisings of early 2011 and events that followed, citizens of the region overwhelmingly desire the […]