Senior Obama administration officials were aware from 2012 that a war to overthrow Assad would inevitably become a sectarian bloodbath.
Yemen as a Saudi Target
How Western powers are nice to rich Saudi Arabia and assist it in covering up its disastrous war tracks.
The “Boytrap”: When the Islamic State Goes to Play Soccer
With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment
Turkey’s Elected Dictator
It is high time for the United States and EU to condemn the unruly way in which Erdogan exercised his power.
Arab World: No Shortcuts to Deradicalization
The root cause of radicalization is embedded in a nation’s internal socio-economic and political disorder.
A New Fight Over Syria War Strategy
President Obama has signaled a willingness to cooperate with Russia on Syria, but hawks are fighting the shift.
Iraq Invasion: Why Did No One Raise An Eyebrow?
An insider’s account on the decision to invade Iraq, in view of the Chilcot Commission’s report.
China’s Nuclear Opportunities in Iran
How the nuclear program controversy and deal opened West Asia to Beijing.
The United States of Emotions
Why U.S. foreign policy has such a mixed record, in the Middle East and beyond.
How Turkey Became a De Facto Dictatorship
President Erdogan’s lust for power has now taken down even his competent prime minister.























