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 —…
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…
The Spark that Lit the War on Terror
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, 9:00 AM It all seemed so easy back then. When American Marines landed in…
A chessboard Middle East: Russia’s pawn is Syria
By Lawrence Pintak, Special to The Seattle Times -- (Oct. 17, 2015) MODERN Syria is dead.…
We Are Not All Charlie Hebdo
(Jan. 18, 2015) It was a good week for American journalism. To state the obvious, there is no…
Ask Romney This: What Will You Do About the Middle East?
(Oct. 10, 2012) Over the final month of the campaign, CJR will run a series of posts under the…
Journalistic Firebombs in the Middle East: Is it our job to inflame or inform?
(Sept. 27, 2012) The pen is mightier than the sword, but it is also far more lethal when…
