Washington’s admitting some hard truths is a pre-requisite to defeating ISIS.
Draining the Deserts
From small island nations to the Middle East’s major powers, water stress is a severe challenge for many countries.
France and the West: Inconvenient Questions
Action-reaction patterns in the November 13 terrorist attack in Paris.
After Paris: Long Cycles in Politics and History
The world still awaits a resolution of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Caliphate or not.
Syria: Any Honest Broker?
A look at who is (or is not) invited forecasts how little it can do to end the war.
Syria: The Equation Changes As Germany’s Merkel Makes a Move
Will the U.S. government catch up to Russia, China, Iran and Germany as they shape a new global consensus on Syria?
Iran Deal: Watch Who Is Doing the Warning
The same people who triggered the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq now categorically reject the Iran Deal.
Can the Iran Deal Shift the Middle East?
Moving a region from confrontation to containment.
A Voice Against Violence
It is time to dismantle the political and economic system that treats half of humanity like children.























