March 8, 2014

HOME CONTACT US SITEMAP Posts

The end of the ‘wrong side of history

PJmedia, 4/3   President Barack Obama, in criticizing Russian… [more]

The end of the ‘wrong side of history The end of the ‘wrong side of history

Holding Back al-Qaeda

Will Israel be dragged into the Syrian conflict?  Prime Minister… [more]

Holding Back al-Qaeda Holding Back al-Qaeda

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sends Condolences on Barry Rubin’s Passing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Prof. Rubin's… [more]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sends Condolences on Barry Rubin’s Passing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sends Condolences on Barry Rubin's Passing

Barry Rubin: An Appreciation

Barry Rubin was one of the leading Middle East scholars and analysts… [more]

Barry Rubin: An Appreciation Barry Rubin: An Appreciation

FRAGMENTED SYRIA: THE BALANCE OF FORCES AS OF LATE 2013

PDF version available here Syria today is divided de facto… [more]

FRAGMENTED SYRIA: THE BALANCE OF FORCES AS OF LATE 2013 FRAGMENTED SYRIA: THE BALANCE OF FORCES AS OF LATE 2013

POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO: IS THERE AN “EXCEPTION MAROCAINE”?

PDF version available here Contrary to other Arab countries,… [more]

POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO: IS THERE AN “EXCEPTION MAROCAINE”? POLITICAL ISLAM IN MOROCCO: IS THERE AN "EXCEPTION MAROCAINE"?

The end of the ‘wrong side of history

By March 7, 2014

PJmedia, 4/3   President Barack Obama, in criticizing Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s conquest of the Crimean Peninsula, described Putin as standing on the ‘wrong side of history.’  This curious and arresting phrase has become a common usage … [Read more...]

Holding Back al-Qaeda

By February 22, 2014

Will Israel be dragged into the Syrian conflict?  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit this week to an IDF field hospital where wounded Syrians are receiving treatment served to showcase the Israeli humanitarian effort to respond to the … [Read more...]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Sends Condolences on Barry Rubin’s Passing

By February 19, 2014

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Prof. Rubin's passing, "Barry was a prolific writer, historian and analyst who dedicated both his intellect and his energies to the challenges facing the Middle East... His contribution to the public … [Read more...]

Barry Rubin: An Appreciation

By February 17, 2014

Barry Rubin was one of the leading Middle East scholars and analysts of his generation. He was also a patriot of two countries – Israel and the United States – a dissenter, and a moral and intellectual beacon for thousands of people in many … [Read more...]

Remembering Prof. Barry Rubin

By February 17, 2014

Learning from Barry Rubin, A Lifelong Teacher By Lee Smith   This morning Tablet reviewed Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, a new book by Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz. Although it’s a … [Read more...]

War Across the Borders – One Sectarian War in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon

By February 16, 2014

A single sectarian war is currently under way across the Middle East.  This war has a number of fronts, some more intense and active than others.  Its most intensive arena is the single land area taking in the current states of Iraq, Syria, and … [Read more...]

Salafi Insurgency Fermenting in Northern Sinai

By February 14, 2014

Northern Sinai has long played host to a variety of smuggling networks and jihadi organizations. Since General Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi’s military coup of July 3rd, 2013 in Egypt, however, there has been an exponential increase in attacks emanating … [Read more...]

In Memoriam: Barry Rubin

By February 5, 2014

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Barry Rubin, husband, father, historian, political analyst, and mentor. Professor Barry Rubin was founder of and served as director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center at … [Read more...]

Geneva II: An Exercise in Futility

By January 24, 2014

The international conference that convened this week in the Swiss town of Montreux in an attempt to find a way toward resolving the war in Syria is one of the more strange international gatherings of recent years. The aims of the combatant sides in … [Read more...]

Why the Arab/Muslim World Is Trapped

By January 21, 2014

While we see few occasions of consciousness–and certainly few publicly expressed–from Arab and Muslim intellectuals of what is really going on, they still do take place. For example, in a December 30, 2013, interview that aired on CBC TV, … [Read more...]

More Articles from this Category