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September 16, 2015

United States
Syria and the Question of Intervention

My friend, Timothy Kaldas, offers this provocative post on the conflict in Syria.  He raises a host of issues that many people have been struggling with since the civil war began.  I hope readers fin…

SyriaAndTheQuestionOfIntervention
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

August 19, 2015

Middle East and North Africa
Is President Sisi a Bulwark Against Terrorism?

There are very few people nowadays ignoring the growing repression in Egypt. Most recently, a new "counter-terrorism" law was imposed this week--but it snuffs out free speech more than terror. Even t…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

February 18, 2015

United States
American Leadership and the Middle East

It was hard to zero in on a topic to write about this week with all that is happening in the Middle East. There are now three countries that seem to be breaking apart—Libya, Yemen, and Iraq—and a cer…

American Leadership in the Middle East
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

October 31, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Policy, Viewed From the Middle East

It’s natural that in the United States we see the Middle East from our own perspective, but very useful to step away from that perspective for a moment to try and see the region as our closest allies…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 19, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
Danger Ahead in Bahrain

It has been a while since I wrote about Bahrain, because I’ve always been hopeful that this or that piece of bad news was transitory and that reason would prevail. I’m losing hope. The basic situati…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points