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…
Indonesia can teach Egypt about post-revolution generals and politics
JAKARTA (March 24, 2012) — "We warned them about trusting the military." The topic…
Report on Media and Policy in the Muslim World Retreat
(Feb. 10, 2012) Journalists across the Muslim world are in need of political and practical…
POWs, Dead Dictators, and Journalistic Ethics
(Oct. 27, 2011) The young Iranian prisoner was no more than fourteen, still caked with a thick…
Lawrence Pintak on the Arab Media Revolution: A CJR Podcast
“Autocratic Arab governments have long controlled news and information with an iron hand,…
Tweets from the Revolution
(June 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…
Egypt Through My Students’ Eyes
(March 2, 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…
