As Egypt Fires at ISIS, the U.S. Still Wants to Talk it Out
The beheading of 21 Egyptian Copts working or seeking work in Libya and held hostage by ISIS for the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
As Egypt Fires at ISIS, the U.S. Still Wants to Talk it Out
A nation must think before it acts.
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Eastern Ukraine Has Parallels to Abkhazia
With the reported fall of the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, the Minsk II ceasefire looks like little more than a...
Moaz al-Kasasbeh and ISIS’ Fatal Misjudgment
The turnaround is extraordinary. I have only been in Amman for little more than two weeks, but it was...
Countering ISIL’s Ideology: Keep It Limited, Focused, and in Tune with Lessons Learned
The rise of ISIL from the ashes of al Qaeda has also resulted in renewed calls to counter the...
Obama’s Secret Iran Strategy
The president has long been criticized for his lack of strategic vision. But what if a strategy, centered on...
What the MSM is Failing to Tell You
The missing context behind the recent Hizballah attacks on Israel, and ISIS attacks on Saudi Arabia. Yesterday two Israeli...
King Abdullah’s Passing Brings More Uncertanty to a Troubled Middle East
The southern Gulf is in turmoil, and there is little that Washington can do about it. Even as President...
Embattled Superpowers
On the eve of the Second World War, the noted journalist John Gunther could still maintain that: “Great Britain,...
Know Thy Enemy
The modern Western penchant for trusting in the equal rationality of all is strategic folly. Aeschylus understood this well....
North American Foreign Fighters
Introduction While the phenomenon of so-called “foreign fighters” is in no way new the past thirty-plus years has shown a...