April 20, 2018
Imad K. Harb: Haftar’s Illness and Libya’s Troubles
Libya’s confusing political environment just became a little more so with the reported illness of strongman General Khalifa Haftar. He is commander of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), power broker in the east of...
Learn more »April 17, 2018
Radwan Ziadeh: The Kosovo Model for Syria
The April 13, 2018, American-British-French strike on Syria was wider in scope and effect than that of April 2017 on Shairat Air Base; both conducted as punishment for the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons...
Learn more »April 11, 2018
Joe Macaron: The Forgotten Arab League
On April 15, the summit of the League of Arab States will be convened in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It will serve as a reminder that Arabs have a regional, albeit futile, organization that represents their...
Learn more »April 06, 2018
Tamara Kharroub: Covering Gaza: Is the Mainstream Media Discourse Changing on Palestine/Israel
As Israeli occupation forces carried out a brutal response against 30,000 Palestinians protesters in Gaza, Washington, DC—and much of the international community—remained largely silent. Questions that crossed the minds of many who work for justice...
Learn more »April 04, 2018
Imad K. Harb: Netanyahu Tries to Shore Himself Up
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not need the people of Gaza demonstrating on their border to create what amounted to a target-shooting opportunity that killed at least 17 and injured hundreds. The army has...
Learn more »March 23, 2018
Imad K. Harb: Bolton Is In; Fasten Your Seatbelts
It is hard to see how the Trump Administration can conduct a purposeful and reasoned foreign policy with the chaos engulfing its essential institutions. The firing of National Security Advisor H.R McMaster and his replacement...
Learn more »March 22, 2018
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen: Trump’s Transactional Relationship with Saudi Arabia
The March 21, 2018 press conference between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) must rank among the most surreal encounters between two world leaders, and it did little...
Learn more »March 16, 2018
Khalil Jahshan: Where on Earth is the Palestinian Press?
As a long-term observer of Middle East politics, I have always been intrigued by the surprisingly limited impact exerted by the Palestinian media on Palestinian political affairs. Two related questions have nagged me over the...
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