Murder in Jordan: Who pulled the trigger on Nahed Hattar?
On September 25, prominent Jordanian journalist and thinker Nahed Hattar was shot dead at close range by an extremist as Continue reading
Mideast Shuffle
A fresh look at the Middle East today.
From religion to politics, a steady isolation of Saudi Arabia
Read this article translated into Indonesian and French. In the waning days of August, 200 or so Sunni clerics and scholars from Egypt, Continue reading
US presidential elections: A view from the Middle East
Although the era of US global hegemony is coming to a close, the Middle East – more than most regions Continue reading
How narratives killed the Syrian people
Read this article in Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Italian and Albanian. On March 23, 2011, at the very start of what we now call Continue reading
Interview: Mideast alliances shift as regional balance alters
In January, I was interviewed by the conservative Iranian publication Javan about the shifting balance of power in the Levant and Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Will Geneva lead right back to Assad’s 2011 reforms?
Originally published at RT on February 10, 2016 Syrian peace talks have already stalled. The opposition refused to be in the Continue reading
The Syrian opposition circus comes to town
This article was originally published on RT’s Op-Edge on December 22, 2015 In January, the Syrian government will – ostensibly Continue reading
Breaking international law in Syria
This article was first published on November 25, 2015 on Russia Today. The war drums are getting louder in the Continue reading
