Middle East /

Jul 05, 2019

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…

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Jun 26, 2019

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…

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Jun 26, 2019

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…

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Jun 26, 2019

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 —…

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Oct 18, 2018

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…

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Jun 09, 2017

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…

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Jun 07, 2017

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…

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Oct 01, 2016

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…

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Oct 16, 2015

A chessboard Middle East: Russia’s pawn is Syria

By Lawrence Pintak, Special to The Seattle Times -- (Oct. 17, 2015) MODERN Syria is dead.…

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Jan 18, 2015

We Are Not All Charlie Hebdo

(Jan. 18, 2015) It was a good week for American journalism. To state the obvious, there is no…

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Oct 10, 2012

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…

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Sep 27, 2012

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…

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