To say our region is in imminent peril is an understatement. Threats are emerging from all directions in many different guises. Most derive from warped ideologies that mask a will to power and territorial domination.
Amidst the noise of U.S.-led coalition bombings against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, one could easily ignore one other major development in the region.
It was inevitable that in the debates roiling the West about the insurgent group now dominating the conflicts in Syria and Iraq — the Islamic State — commentary would appear implicating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the increasingly barbaric mess.
Over forty members of the elite Israeli military intelligence Unit 8200 have written a letter addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and the country’s milita
World leaders came together in Paris this week to discuss and pledge support for a U.S.-led intervention in the Middle East against the Islamic State (IS). Many have wondered what position Iraq’s most immediate neighbors, in particular Turkey, might take.
Oh, what an impressive show NATO is putting on in the Welsh city of Newport! Tom Jones’ Green, GreenGrass of Home is now peppered with tanks and missiles while Cardiff plays host to mighty warships. Enemies of the West must be quaking in their boots; except they’re not.
Over the past few weeks the international community has been stirred to action against the rising threat of extremism—the most destabilizing and dangerous global force since fascism.
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a call for a concerted effort to tackle the ever-increasing threat of the Islamic State in its immediate neighborhood and beyond.
Iran's Agenda Consolidates while the Arabs Are Distracted
To say our region is in imminent peril is an understatement. Threats are emerging from all directions in many different guises. Most derive from warped ideologies that mask a will to power and territorial domination.
Shiite Militants Take Yemeni Capital
Amidst the noise of U.S.-led coalition bombings against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, one could easily ignore one other major development in the region.
Blaming Others
It was inevitable that in the debates roiling the West about the insurgent group now dominating the conflicts in Syria and Iraq — the Islamic State — commentary would appear implicating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the increasingly barbaric mess.
Israeli Intelligence Veterans Dissent
Over forty members of the elite Israeli military intelligence Unit 8200 have written a letter addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and the country’s milita
Turkey's Reluctance to Take on IS
World leaders came together in Paris this week to discuss and pledge support for a U.S.-led intervention in the Middle East against the Islamic State (IS). Many have wondered what position Iraq’s most immediate neighbors, in particular Turkey, might take.
World Leaders Should Hang Their Heads in Shame
Oh, what an impressive show NATO is putting on in the Welsh city of Newport! Tom Jones’ Green, Green Grass of Home is now peppered with tanks and missiles while Cardiff plays host to mighty warships. Enemies of the West must be quaking in their boots; except they’re not.
Israel’s Latest Land Grab
Last Sunday, Israel made the decision to declare nearly 1000 acres of land in West Bank as state land.
International Efforts to Confront the Islamic State Gather Pace
Efforts to create a coherent and unified response to the Islamic State threat continue to gather pace as Arab leaders met last Sunday in Cairo.
The Moderate Middle East Must Act
Over the past few weeks the international community has been stirred to action against the rising threat of extremism—the most destabilizing and dangerous global force since fascism.
GCC Must Reunite to Face ISIS
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a call for a concerted effort to tackle the ever-increasing threat of the Islamic State in its immediate neighborhood and beyond.