The Obama Retreat
Last week, we wrote on this page that given the Obama administration’s lack of leadership on Iran in this “period of consequences,” Congress should step in to fill the void. As our editorial went to...
View ArticleAfter an Israeli Strike on Iran
How would Iranians respond to an Israeli strike against their nuclear infrastructure? The answers given to this question matter greatly, as predictions about Iran’s response will affect not only...
View ArticleIran and the Gulf Military Balance – I: The Conventional and Asymmetric...
By Anthony H. Cordesman, Alexander Wilner Jun 25, 2012 In the wake of recent failed negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, it seems increasingly unlikely that a political solution will be reached...
View ArticleSummer Love, Disgusting Arab Style
by Frank Crimi/When it’s spring, a young man’s fancy may turn to thoughts of love, but when it’s summer, the thoughts of wealthy Arab men turn to purchasing underage, impoverished Egyptian girls as...
View ArticleCooling off Israel and Riling up Americans
by Shoshana Bryen While noting in The Washington Post that Israel “cannot afford to outsource its security to another country,” Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin, former chief of Israeli Military...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Accepting Iran as a Nuclear Threshold State
It has already been noted many times that one key difference between Israel and the U.S. over Iran is that Washington can wait far longer than Israel before it decides that it has no choice but to use...
View Article#Obama Concealed Iranian Attack on #US Drone in International Airspace for Votes
By Daniel Greenfield/In other news you have to wait for after an election to find out about… two Iranian jets fired on a US drone in international airspace. The unarmed, unmanned drone was conducting...
View ArticleSecond US drone shot down by Iran over Persian Gulf
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV said Tuesday that the country’s Revolutionary Guard has captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. The report quoted the Guard’s...
View ArticleWill Saudi Arabia Ever Change?
James Hill/Contact Press Images Portraits of King Abdullah when he was crown prince (left) and the late Prince Sultan (center), who was heir apparent when he died last year, on the outskirts of Riyadh,...
View ArticleThe Eastern Mediterranean Region: A new perspective
The Eastern Mediterranean region, also known as the Middle East, continuously features on top of the international news. In fact, it has been in the news since the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire...
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