I have written several piece lately about the unrest (revolution?) taking place in Egypt, and the potential threat it poses to the overall stability of... Read More

Once again the Middle East is at the top of the news cycle, and it’s for less-than-positive reasons. While there may be people who are... Read More

The shadow of terrorist groups which have attained quasi-political legitimacy hangs over the stalled peace talks, threatening to prevent their resumption,  perhaps much  more so... Read More

There are a number of ways in which an increasingly active Iranian regime poses a threat to peace in the Middle East, not least of... Read More

It is strange fact of history that there have been times and places in which particularly diabolical individuals and governments have announced their plans to... Read More

There are few places in the Middle East which have seen the level of political and military chaos that Lebanon has, over the last 40... Read More

While much of the world is focused on the potential for conflict between Israel and Iran over the latter’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, there... Read More

In a strange, but perhaps predictable move, Haaretz reported today that Hezbollah has now decided to blame Israel for the assassination of Rafik al-Hariri. What... Read More

A recent effort by several members of the United States Congress to hold up the transfer of military aid to the Lebanese army may have... Read More

Lately I have been thinking a lot about the power of words. Given that I spend a good part of my day reading and writing... Read More