It's crucial that the Arabs take note of what has just transpired in Ukraine. Russia, that supposedly mighty power, could not control political events on its own doorstep, and in a country that is very much part of its traditional sphere of (...)
Political power, rule, governance, and high office are often considered synonymous. But looks can be deceiving.
No one really doubts that the true power behind the throne in Egypt's interim government is the newly-promoted Field Marshal Abdel Fattah (...)
Tunisia has problems: a floundering economy, a simmering political feud between secular and Islamist parties and violent Salafi extremists. But none of that should detract from the achievement that is currently unfolding in Tunis. Rival parties, (...)
The upheaval in Egypt inevitably produced a torrent of American commentary, a great deal of which was cliched, glib or simply banal. But four articles stand out as particularly instructive examples of how not to write or think about change in Egypt (...)
In the context of ongoing political unrest, is it possible for Egypt to have a functional foreign policy? Probably not. And as long as this is the case, that has profound implications for others in the region, particularly the Palestinians and (...)
I'm beginning this essay with a bold and possibly foolhardy assumption: that the wave of protests throughout much of the Arab world, and what is increasingly drifting in the direction of a violent revolution in Libya, will eventually lead to (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Whether or not a solution to the crisis over settlements is achieved in the coming days, it's becoming increasingly clear that the direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are in serious trouble. The Israeli daily Ha'aretz quoted (...)
WASHINTON, DC: Whether or not a solution to the crisis over settlements is achieved in the coming days, it's becoming increasingly clear that the direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are in serious trouble. The Israeli daily Ha'aretz quoted (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: While the build up to the renewed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations – the first direct talks in almost ten years to be brokered by the United States – was largely greeted with an excess of pessimism on the part of many observers, the (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: While the build up to the renewed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations — the first direct talks in almost 10 years to be brokered by the United States — was largely greeted with an excess of pessimism on the part of many observers, the (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: In an important new move, the Palestinian Authority has recently begun highlighting education as one of the main centrepieces in the next phase of the state and institution building program. Under the leadership of President Mahmoud (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: In an important new move, the Palestinian Authority has recently begun highlighting education as one of the main centerpieces in the next phase of the state and institution building program. Under the leadership of President Mahmoud (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: The Obama administration was successful in arranging for the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations through “proximity talks”, which began last week, but expectations in all quarters are correctly low for any near-term (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: The Obama administration was successful in arranging for the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations through “proximity talks”, which began last week, but expectations in all quarters are correctly low for any near-term (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is insisting the Palestinians recognize Israel as, in his words, “the nation-state of the Jewish people,†a new and problematic demand that raises serious questions about Israel's (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is insisting the
Palestinians recognize Israel as, in his words, the nation-state of the Jewish people, a new and problematic demand that raises serious questions about Israel s Jewish (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: As Palestinians press the international community to live up to its commitment to ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestine alongside Israel, conversation is intensifying about the character of this new state. In their (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: As Palestinians press the international community to live up to its commitment to ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestine alongside Israel, conversation is intensifying about the character of this new state. In their (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Under US President Barack Obama s Administration, the United States has vigorously re-engaged in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and made commitment to Palestinian statehood a national security and foreign policy priority. (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: For years now, my colleagues and I at the American Task Force on Palestine have argued that advocates of a two-state resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict need to form a real, functioning national coalition in the United (...)