David Halberstam, Iraq, and the shadow of Vietnam
To steal a laconic phrase from Fouad Ajami, say whatever you will…
Jerusalem: Vision for a place of peace
JERUSALEM - Jerusalem is holy to three major monotheistic religions - Judaism,…
Cutting through a misreading of the Arab peace plan
The Arab peace initiative has been widely misunderstood, and occasionally even deliberately…
Iranian-Saudi ties defy the caricature narrative
As Arab presidents, emirs, and kings lined up alongside the United Nations…
An invisible disaster: Iraq's refugees
Among the many humanitarian disasters produced by the civil war now raging…
Israel needs a new approach to the prisoners issue
Last June 25, when Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit was abducted by Palestinians…
The US is neither feared nor respected anymore
I'm not sure if it's mere serendipity or anything more challenging, but…
Early Al-Qaeda rumblings in the Maghreb?
Same place, but different game? This was the question in the heads…
The price of inaction in Darfur
Three years ago this April, my predecessor first brought Darfur to the…