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 →

Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option

This article can also be read in Turkish here. At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New Continue reading →

FreedumbAndDemocrazy

Freedom and democracy. How I have come to loathe this phrase. Two-lofty-words-and-a-conjunction bandied around by handmaidens of Empire: verbal grenades Continue reading →

Russia and China: Arms Around the Middle East

By Sharmine Narwani Russia and China have drawn a great deal of censure this past year for resisting UN Security Continue reading →

I Want My Sunni Back

By Sharmine Narwani There is something quite unique about the Middle East’s “Resistance Axis” which includes Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas Continue reading →

Syria Censorship at AOL-Huffington Post?

By Sharmine Narwani Let me be clear that this blogpost is not about sour grapes. But the media cacophony on Continue reading →

Veteran US Diplomat Questions Syria Storyline

By Sharmine Narwani The problem with US policy in the Middle East is that it now operates almost entirely at Continue reading →

Foolishly Ignoring the Arab League Report on Syria

By Sharmine Narwani On December 19, 2011 the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab League signed a protocol establishing an Continue reading →