No heroes in Act Three
Will the US and Israeli belief that a hero will suddenly appear to save the day for the Palestinians never...
Middle East
War drums in the Middle East?
By Clay Varney As the dog days of summer begin to make their presence known here in Washington, the White...
What were they thinking?
To what fate are DC's new-found "realists" subjecting the U.S. and the rest of the Free World? In the future,...
Olmert’s international coalition
Today Hamas consolidates its power in Gaza and plans its next moves in Judea and Samaria. Fatah - its main...
Dunkirk in the desert
It has become fashionable for politicians of both parties — mostly Democrats, but a few Republicans, as well —...
Grounded in fantasy
Iran and its client state Syria have a strategic vision for the Middle East. They wish to take over Lebanon....
Don’t make the same mistake twice
By Clay Varney The Gaza Strip exploded in violence yesterday as armed factions of Hamas, a spear carrier for...
James Baker’s disciples
Ahead of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's trip to the White House on June 19, the Bush administration is pressuring...
Democracy in the Middle East
In this paper, CSP Research Associate Randy Wanis explores the problems and possibilities of democracy promotion in the Middle East. ...
Echoes of 1919
Blind Wilsonian idealism is bad enough, but isolation and defeatism are worse. Both critics and supporters of US President George W....
Iran has a plan to manipulate US Congress
The Iranian government has deployed a political warfare strategy to force a humiliating defeat on the United States in Iraq...
The long road to victory
The common wisdom in Washington these days is that the Americans will leave Iraq by the end of President George...
Iraqi Muslims start a fatwa council against extremists
Here's some positive news from the ideological battlespace: Iraq's mainstream Sunni clerics have set up a fatwa council to issue...
Iran needs a reason to fear
Iranian gunboats on patrol in the Persian Gulf. The following article by Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely, Wayne Simmons, and...
Al-Sadr’s new challenge to the US: Non-violence
The Iranians have been whipping the US in the Iraq political warfare game since the early weeks of the 2003...