The US in Baghdad: surge or scourge?
US President George W. Bush is working hard to achieve a wholesale…
Downtown Beirut: frontline to the world
Every time I walk through the frontline of the political confrontation in…
The Arab states drift into irrelevance
Of the many transformations taking place throughout the Middle East, the most…
Israel's dominance may be going into slow reversal
By most measures, it would seem the Israelis are winning the Palestinian-Israeli…
Fouad Ajami, or the dangers of the foreigner's gift
Coincidentally, I was reading Fouad Ajami's new book, "The Foreigner's Gift: the…
How can the Arab Christians survive?
"A commandment of love was the theme that the Latin Patriarch of…
Tragic Blair, dishonest to the end
There is a tragic, pitiful quality to British Prime Minister Tony Blair's…
Revisiting the debate on America's pro-Israel lobby
Is there a rational, sensible middle ground between those who question or…
The myriad circles of Lebanon's crisis
You can physically get away from Lebanon and its turbulent politics for…