With U.A.E. withdrawal from Yemen, Saudi Crown Prince could lose an ally
The United Arab Emirates is reportedly withdrawing most of its forces from Yemen to defend its…
The Road to Trump’s Face-off with Iran
I was flying over the Strait of Hormuz when I first learned Iran had downed a US drone just 12…
The US isn’t winning any popularity contests among Arabs
The Trump administration is dangerously out of touch with the Middle East, and it's…
U.S.-Iran standoff perpetuates flaws of decades-old policies
Current U.S. policy toward Iran has deepened the Middle East's Sunni-Shia divide —…
Pakistan Claims Kashmir’s ‘Moral High Ground’
FEBRUARY 28, 2019, 3:45 PM KARACHI, Pakistan—“I feel like I am invisible,” the president of…
Trump’s Raw Meat for the Islamophobes
18 Apr, 2019 When Donald Trump on Friday tweeted out-of-context clips from a speech by Ilhan Omar…
Islamophobes Came for Americans on the Campaign Trail
MARCH 13, 2019, 11:19 AM “Think about it: Omar wears a hijab,” Fox News host Jeanine Pirro…
War Averted. What Now for Kashmir?
March 6, 2019 We are back to crass, self-interested politics in South Asia. What a relief. After…
New Delhi and Islamabad Don’t Want Fire and Fury
As hostilities between India and Pakistan escalate, leaders in both countries are very aware of…
After Khashoggi’s death, Turkey sees a path to greater influence
Oct. 17, 2018 -- As Saudi Arabia went on the defensive last week about Jamal Khashoggi’s…
ICYMI, Trump has U.S. Poised on the Edge of a Mideast Abyss
(DUBAI, June 9, 2017) Confused about what’s happening with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Iran and…
Nuclear Pakistan Sees The Saudi Game Against Qatar and Iran and Says, ‘No Thanks’
With the Arabs lashing out at each other—a family feud on steroids—nuclear-armed Pakistan is…
