“Security Arc” forms amidst Mideast terror
Read this article in Arabic and Italian. Many observers are correct in noting that the Middle East is undergoing yet another Continue reading
Debate on Syria: Chemical Weapons, Foreign Intervention, Regime Change and More…
I haven’t posted any of my Syria media interviews on this blog – I figure most readers have heard these Continue reading
New Phase in Syria Crisis: Dealmaking Toward An Exit
By Sharmine Narwani In recent weeks, there has been a notable shuffle in the positions of key external players in Continue reading
Feeding The Beast: When Journalists Fuel Harmful Narratives
By Sharmine Narwani I recently spoke with a friend who has been in and around Washington’s Mideast foreign policy establishment Continue reading
The New Middle East Narrative — Is Washington in or Out?
Picking up a copy of the English-language Daily Star in Beirut this summer, I was struck by the lead story. Continue reading
Justice, or a Death Blow for Lebanon?
Lebanon expects to hear the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) deliver indictments in the investigation of ex-Prime Minister Rafiq Continue reading
Jon Stewart and Middle East Resistance – Two Sides of the Same Coin
What do US comedian Jon Stewart and Hamas Chief Khaled Meshaal have in common? What does Stewart have in common Continue reading
A Candid Conversation With The Arab League’s Amr Moussa – Peace Talks, One-State, Hezbollah, Iran and…”Foreign Fingers”
I met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa at his elegant quarters in the heart of Cairo last week Continue reading
Mideast Shuffle 