Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the first time: the Arab... Read more »
A reset is in order for our policy in the Middle East. From what the two candidates for the White House have said, neither seems to grasp the fact that current policy... Read more »
The next president must discard two longstanding but problematic pillars of U.S. policy in the Middle East and chart a new course that reflects both regional realities... Read more »
Observers of the the 2011 Arab Spring were hopeful that the movement would pave the way for more equitable treatment of women in the Middle East. Read more »
conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring, taking thousands of lives over the past 18 months. Read more »
Republican Mitt Romney says he praises rival President Barack Obama for ordering the raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but adds that the United States... Read more »
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