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Date Article
9/6/2010Our Contempt for the Governed  
8/30/2010Guns and Cell Phones  
8/11/2010Law and Theater in Lebanon  
8/4/2010Lebanon’s Great Balancing Act  
8/2/2010King Abdallah Seizes the Initiative  
7/30/2010Novel Good News, Same Old Bad News  
7/26/2010Re-Thinking ‘Civil Society’ in the Arab World  
7/21/2010Feeding the Prisoner, Paying the Jailor  
7/14/2010Turkey's Superb Balancing Act  
7/12/2010The Price of Truth in Anglo-America  
7/7/2010Fadlallah’s Inspiring Life  
7/5/2010Beyond Islamists  
6/30/2010Lebanon's Palestinians  
6/28/2010Local and Global Causes of Terrorism  
6/16/2010An Elegant Account of How Lebanon Works  
6/7/2010Hittites With iPods  
5/28/2010The Puzzle over Egypt’s Future  
5/17/2010Durable and Vulnerable: The Modern Arab State  
5/12/2010Beyond Madrasas and Mortgages  
4/7/2010Parsing Petraeus  
4/2/2010Bringing Democracy to the Arabs  
3/26/2010Saudi Arabia’s Royal Revolution  
2/22/2010Negotiating with the Four Hardliners  
2/17/2010Why Chuckles Greet the Hillary Show  
2/15/2010Yemen’s Precarious Ceasefire  
2/10/2010Young Arab World Arising  
2/5/2010Amr Moussa’s Brave but Doomed Political Vision  
2/1/2010Arab Society and Men with Guns  
1/27/2010Signals of Change from Syria  
1/25/2010The Arab Quest for Freedom and Democracy  
1/20/2010Aiding Yemen  
1/6/2010Wisdom in Yemen  
12/30/2009From Yemen to Detroit, A Grim Year Ends  
12/28/2009The Arab World’s New Year Resolutions  
12/23/2009A Grim Year for the Middle East  
12/23/2009A Bad Decade  
12/18/2009Saudi Women Cause a Stir in Paris  
12/7/2009Is Turkey the Only Real Country in the Middle East?  
12/2/2009Crisis Brings Dubai a Political Challenge  
11/28/2009The Dubai Crisis  
11/25/2009Monarchs, Mosques and Markets  
11/23/2009What’s Really Wrong with the Middle East?  
11/23/2009Hope for Palestinian-Lebanese Relations  
11/11/2009The Wall Will Fall in the Arab World  
11/9/2009Turning the Tables on Arab Police States  
11/9/2009The Puzzle Over Oil Revenues  
11/2/2009The Rise and Rise of Turkey  
10/28/2009The Tunisian Election as the Latest Laughingstock  
10/5/2009A Forest of Guns and A Shopping Mall  
10/5/2009Sarkozy’s Love Affair with Syria and Lebanon  
9/30/2009Partnering for Progress in the Middle East  
9/21/2009Climate Change in the Arab World  
9/14/2009Women in Trousers, Torture, and a Compassionate, Merciful God  
9/9/2009Work to do on West-Middle East Relations  
8/31/2009Sensible US Courage and Hapless US Imbecility  
8/28/2009Is Yemen Breaking Apart?  
8/10/2009Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon’s Political Weathervane  
8/7/2009Abu Dhabi’s Space Venture  
7/27/2009The Seven Pillars of Arab Vulnerability and Fragility  
7/16/2009A Magnificent Arab Woman and a Lost Arab World  
7/8/2009McNamara and a Lesson for Lebanon  
7/3/2009Rewards of Syrian Diplomacy  
7/1/2009Three Cheers for Turkey  
6/29/2009Why Do Arabs Not Revolt?  
6/24/2009The Arabs’ Forlorn Envy of Iranians  
6/15/2009What Comes Around Goes Around  
6/10/2009The Cosmic Anthropology of Lebanon’s Elections  
6/5/2009Obama's Worthy Gesture  
6/5/2009A New Middle East Alliance  
6/3/2009Obama Should Think Chicago  
6/1/2009A Stifling Embrace  
5/28/2009Economic Crisis as Catalyst  
5/25/2009Failing the Middle East's Youth  
5/11/2009Five Markers to Watch in the Lebanon Elections  
5/8/2009Alarm Bells Ring in Peaceful Bahrain  
5/4/2009Will Arabs Kill Each Other Forever?  
4/29/2009Ending Arab Corruption  
4/22/2009A Useful Guide to Islamism’s Essence  
4/21/2009Reflections on Racism  
4/20/2009American-Israeli Moment of Reckoning?  
4/8/2009Obama Gradually Changes Course  
3/30/2009Six Strands of Contemporary Islam  
3/27/2009Obama’s Arab and Muslim Strategy  
3/24/2009Longing for Ottomans  
3/16/2009What are Arabs and Muslims Telling Obama?  
3/16/2009Saudi Arabia Dreams of Food Security  
3/16/2009Lingering Colonial Habits  
3/9/2009A Middle East Wish-List for Obama  
3/9/2009The Promise of ‘Normal Ties’  
3/6/2009Sarkozy’s Mediterranean Union on Hold  
3/2/2009Even America’s Foes Want to Talk  
2/26/2009Between the Wishful and the Realistic  
2/25/2009Building Relations with Iran and Syria  
2/18/2009Respect and Hope for American- Arab/Islamic Relations  
2/14/2009A Symbiotic Death Dance  
2/9/2009Jerry Doesn't Miss Condi  
2/4/2009Arab Hope and Arab Change  
1/28/2009Economic Truth and Airport Parking Lots  
1/20/2009The Post-Gaza Political Battle  
1/19/2009The Crippling Arab Cold War  
1/7/2009Gaza’s Impact on the Arab World  
12/30/2008A Marginalized Region  
12/26/2008The Arab World’s Grim Prospects for 2009  
12/22/2008Applying the Wealth of Sovereignty to Sovereign Wealth  
12/16/2008Arab Feminists' Secular Agenda  
12/11/2008The Iraq Generation  
12/10/2008A Legacy of Lies and Delusion  
12/5/2008The Mystery of Arab Impotence  
12/1/2008 Law Over Gun  
11/24/2008Somali Piracy Reflects a Troubling World  
11/17/2008Real Conflicts and Imaginary Ideologies  
11/3/2008Crises and Resolution  
10/31/2008The Future of Oil  
10/29/2008Six for Six  
10/20/2008Breakthrough in Syrian-Lebanese Relations  
10/20/2008Waiting for the Election  
10/8/2008The High Cost of Incompetent Governance  
10/7/2008A Soap Opera Washes through Saudi Arabia  
9/17/2008Why Has Al-Qaeda Lasted 20 Years?  
9/15/2008The Tragic Failure of Arab Moderates  
9/10/2008Intemperance Keeps Terrorism Alive  
9/8/2008Dealing in Damascus  
9/4/2008The Syrian Haven and the Iraqis  
9/3/2008Elegant Colonialism  
9/1/2008Adding Hunger to the Middle East Crises  
8/25/2008When Jordan and Hamas Talk  
8/21/2008Muslim Girl Wishes Material Girl a Happy 50th  
8/20/2008New Players in the Arab Sands and Urban Shadows  
8/18/2008Tripoli and Middle East Currents  
8/16/2008Is Syria Ready for Peace?  
8/16/2008Fantasy Cities for a Future that might not Come  
8/13/2008Ain’t No Sisters on the Team  
8/1/2008Israel, Iran, and the Bomb  
7/30/2008Advice to Heed  
7/29/2008Shame and Sexual Harassment in Egypt  
7/21/2008Why Everybody is Negotiating in the Middle East  
7/21/2008Gulf Inflation and the Dollar Peg  
7/18/2008Sarkozy's PR Triumph  
7/7/2008Militancy and Defiance in the Real Middle East  
7/5/2008Prospects for the Syrian-Israeli Talks  
6/16/2008How To Fight Terrorists  
6/9/2008Dreams of the Young Damascene  
6/9/2008A View from the Arab World  
6/6/2008A More Tranquil Season in the Middle East  
6/4/2008Violence Is the Norm of 'Security' States  
6/2/2008Hizbullah's Challenge and Lebanon's  
5/26/2008New Rules Define the Middle East  
5/23/2008Obstacles of an Israeli-Syrian Deal  
5/21/2008Learning Peace from Cats and Pigeons  
5/19/2008Is Undermining Iran an Arab or European Interest?  
5/16/2008Core Issues for Lebanon and Beyond  
5/16/2008Lebanon Steps Back from the Brink of War  
5/12/2008When Will Arab Oil Translate into Political Power?  
5/12/2008Days of Transformation in Lebanon  
5/9/2008Breakfast in Beirut  
5/7/2008The Global Food and Energy Crises and the Middle East  
5/3/2008Trouble Piles up in Yemen  
5/2/2008The Prospects for Syrian-Israeli Peace  
5/1/2008Generation Facebook  
4/23/2008Two Causes of Arab Political Incoherence  
4/21/2008The US Democracy Gap in the Arab World  
4/16/2008Two Arab Worlds Drift Further Apart  
4/7/2008Targeting Iraq’s Christians  
3/28/2008No Impunity in the Middle East  
3/24/2008A Lesson in Humility and Humanity  
3/12/2008Our Own Worst Enemy  
3/5/2008Egypt Targets Moderate Muslim Brothers  
2/26/2008Saudi Arabian 'Justice'  
2/20/2008US-Islamic World: Finding Mutual Respect  
2/18/2008Heroism and Sadness in Beirut  
2/9/2008The Living Space Between Bush and Bin Laden  
2/6/2008Power and Authority Reconfigured  
1/30/2008Making a Great Arab City  
1/22/2008The Struggle for Lebanon  
1/18/2008Bush's Double-Talk Fits Mubarak's Egypt  
1/14/2008Independence and Sovereignty  
1/9/2008Best and Worst America This Week  
1/7/2008Bush’s Worrisome Mideast Visit  
1/4/2008Blogging in the Arab World  
1/3/2008Honesty and Courage, not Fear-mongering Rodeos  
12/31/2007A Billion Peace Prayers for the New Year  
12/21/2007A Busman's Holiday Gift  
12/12/2007The Arab Citizen’s Task: Complaining and Voting  
12/3/2007Deal-making in the World’s Oldest Bazaar  
11/26/2007Why “the Arab street” Matters  
11/7/2007General Abizaid Has Good News and Bad News  
11/2/2007Jobs, Justice and Democracy  
10/29/2007Things to Consider before Attacking Iran  
10/22/2007Filling out Forms and Arab State Stability  
10/17/2007Arabs Won't Be Rice's Rabbit-in-the-Hat  
10/15/2007Hizbullah's New Horse-trading  
10/3/2007Egypt as Arab Riddle and Prize  
9/26/2007Transforming Weakness into Magnificence  
9/24/2007The Wider Dilemma of Iraq  
9/17/2007Three Cultures, Three Views of Terror  
9/11/2007Six Years After 9/11  
9/1/2007Salafist Jihadists, More Threatening Than Mysterious  
8/29/2007After Fateh el-Islam  
8/25/2007Why Does Egypt Choose to Stoop Low?  
8/22/2007Culinary and Killing Arts  
8/17/2007Bad News Everywhere One Year after the Lebanon-Israel War  
8/15/2007Arab Reform Running in Place  
8/11/2007Missing the Epic Story of the Middle East  
8/8/2007Four Circles of Lebanese Christian Political Symbolism  
8/1/2007Expect More Damage from US Kaleidoscopic Diplomacy  
7/31/2007Bush and Napoleon  
7/25/2007Turkey Slays Some Orientalist Ghosts  
7/21/2007The Arab Story: The Big One Waiting to Be Told  
7/20/2007What if there is no Conspiracy?  
7/14/2007Understanding Hizbullah: Awe and Opposition  
7/11/2007A Wonder of the Arab World  
7/7/2007On Doctors and The Terror Puzzle  
6/30/2007Anti-Americanism as a Form of Resistance  
6/13/2007Three Levels of Death in Lebanon  
6/12/2007A Middle East Chance for Progress  
6/9/2007New Possibilities Beckon the Arab World  
6/1/2007The UN and Lebanon: Brutal Power and Noble Justice Converge  
5/29/2007The Heroism of Arab Democrats  
5/22/2007Middle East Conflicts Converge in North Lebanon Fighting  
5/19/2007Business and Politics Can Partner for Peace  
5/17/2007An Open Letter to President Bashar al-Asad  
5/15/2007Jordan and the G-11  
5/14/2007Evolving Civilian-Military Relations  
5/8/2007Turkey’s Quest for Modernity  
5/5/2007Norway's Lessons for Condi and George  
5/3/2007A Regional Security Pact to Calm the Middle East  
4/28/2007Choose Your Weapon, or Better, Your Seminar  
4/24/2007Sadiq Al-Mahdi's Compelling Vision  
4/23/2007Bury the Ideologies with Facts from an Arab Survey  
4/18/2007Can Syria and Israel Make Peace?  
4/16/2007Said el-Naggar and the Road to Arab-Islamic Modernity  
4/10/2007Note to a Colleague: Challenge Arab, American Fanatics Alike  
4/9/2007Can the Anglo-Americans Rediscover Diplomacy?  
3/31/2007Condi and the Arab Security Chiefs  
3/26/2007Cautious Hopes for the Arab Summit  
3/17/2007Keep Your Eye on These Arab Unity Governments  
3/14/2007Middle East Turning a Corner?  
3/14/2007Will Gab Fests Lead to the Grand Bargain?  
3/12/2007Local and Imperial Killers Alike Must Face Justice  
3/2/2007The End of Brinksmanship?  
3/1/2007Are Middle East Conflicts Ready for Resolution?  
2/28/2007The Great Arab Unraveling  
2/26/2007The Worst of the 19th and 21st Centuries  
2/18/2007Why North Korea and Not the Middle East?  
2/14/2007Two Years After the Hariri Murder and the Frontier Remains Lawless  
2/12/2007Promising Saudi-Palestinian Stirrings  
2/6/2007Samir Kassir’s Little Book of Big Ideas  
2/1/2007Dangerous Weeks Ahead in the Middle East  
1/26/2007Lebanon’s Moment of Reckoning  
1/23/2007The New Cold War: Middle East Style  
1/21/2007The Carnival: Life in Beirut  
1/16/2007An Ordinary Arab Week … Full of Hope  
1/12/2007Bush in Iraq: Surge or Scourge?  
1/11/2007A Fool's Errands and Angels' Despair  
1/9/2007Anthropology and Ideology in Downtown Beirut  
1/5/2007Arabs as Proxies and Spectators of their own Destiny  
1/2/2007Restless Natives and Historical Reruns  
12/29/2006Power Balance Shift in Israel-Palestine  
12/28/2006Risks, Perils and Potential Disasters of 2007  
12/16/2006Lebanon Makes History in Many Ways  
12/8/2006Does Middle East Modernity Start This Week?  
12/8/2006Free-Trade Bondage in Jordan  
12/6/2006The Middle East Plagued by Confusion and Opportunism  
12/5/2006A Century of Elusive Arab Nationhood  
12/2/2006The Dangerous Consequences of Defeat  
12/1/2006A Historic and Frightening Moment in Beirut  
11/22/2006Gemayel, Syria, Israel and the War in Iraq  
11/21/2006Gemayel Assassination and the Lebanon Circle of Violence  
11/21/2006When Condi Comes a Courtin'  
11/16/2006The Threat from Al-Qaida  
11/8/2006Syria's Peace Offensive  
10/28/2006Blinded by Terror  
10/24/2006Football, Justice and Other American Values  
10/10/2006The Insecurity of the Arab Security State  
10/5/2006The Rebellion against American Policy  
10/3/2006The Troubling Green Zones of the Mind  
10/1/2006Not Your Grandfather’s Arab World  
9/26/2006New Impetus for the Middle East  
9/19/2006Muslim Faith and Muslim Anger  
9/9/20069/11 in Historical Context  
9/5/2006Learning Lebanon’s Lessons, Again  
9/2/2006Four American Allies in Deep Trouble  
8/31/2006Racism and Resistance Define Many West-Middle East Encounters  
8/31/2006Is the Middle East Heading for Peace or War?  
8/29/2006Hamas, Hizbullah Face Their Greatest Challenges  
8/22/2006Paris or Mogadishu?  
8/18/2006Rewinding the Reel to Root Causes  
8/16/2006Consequences and Questions after the Lebanon War  
8/15/2006A Terrible Foretaste of Furies to Come  
8/13/2006After Lebanon  
8/12/2006Who Won the War in Lebanon?  
8/11/2006The Link Between Vulnerable Planes and Vicious Policies  
8/9/2006Has Israel Rescued Iran?  
8/8/2006The Five Wars of Hizbullah and Israel  
8/5/2006Can a Multinational Force Be Deployed in Lebanon?  
8/4/2006A Day in the Life of Bush-Blair’s Plans for the Middle East  
8/1/2006Hezbollah: Phoenix From the Ashes?  
7/30/2006Qana: Into Uncharted Diplomatic Terrain  
7/28/2006Heed the Changes in Arab Public Opinion  
7/26/2006Diplomacy's Decisive Moment for Lebanon-Israel  
7/25/2006The Unlearned Lessons of Suez  
7/22/2006U.S. and Israeli War Aims  
7/20/2006The Target is Iran  
7/14/2006Four Pairs in a Mideast Death Dance  
7/12/2006How to Reconcile Communal and National Identities?  
6/26/2006An Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice: The Haunting Dogs of Birmingham and Baghdad  
6/19/2006Can the United States Change Course?  
6/17/2006New Troops in the Battle for Arab Decency  
6/14/2006Rule by Militias is a Chronic Arab Problem  
6/10/2006Birth and Death of the Zarqawi Phenomenon  
5/31/2006Time for an Islamist-Liberal Alliance  
5/28/2006Can the Palestinians Avoid National Suicide?  
5/27/2006How to Hail and Kill Democracy in Palestine  
5/24/2006Iranian Dress: Lies Wide Open  
5/24/2006Ehud Olmert's Profound Ethics and Deep Lies  
5/20/2006Soul-searching Time in the American Media  
5/19/2006Bush and Palestine: The Moment of Truth  
5/17/2006Challenging the Catastrophic Cost of Rule by Colonels  
5/15/2006To Talk or to Bomb? That is the Question  
5/10/2006Egypt’s Judges Offer a Ray of Hope  
5/7/2006Is a New Cold War on the Horizon?  
5/6/2006Choose Your Weapon, Pass the Remote Control  
5/3/2006Turkey Teaches Arabs and West Alike  
4/30/2006Changing Patterns of World Power  
4/29/2006The Wider Meaning of a Renewed Jordanian Passport  
4/28/2006Fragmentation in Iraq  
4/26/2006Understanding Islamists: Hold on to Your Pants  
4/22/2006Putting the Gulf’s Financial Muscle to Work  
4/22/2006An American Voice Worth Hearing on the Palestinian “right of return”  
4/21/2006Not Knowing the Enemy  
4/21/2006The Israel Divestment Debate  
4/19/2006How Long Will Failed Ways Persist?  
4/15/2006Europe’s Dangerous Sickness  
4/14/2006Sir Bob in Dubai  
4/11/2006Al-Qaeda: Myth vs. Reality  
4/8/2006Beirut’s Bourj: Destination of Lost Arab Decency  
4/7/2006Where's 'Real Security'?  
4/5/2006When Local and Foreign Tyrants Meet  
4/2/2006Good Scholars and Citizens Raise Tough Questions  
4/1/2006Is Peace in the Middle East a Small Step Nearer?  
3/28/2006Slave Revolts and Arab Summits  
3/26/2006Colonialism Continues to Flourish in the Middle East  
3/24/2006Upping the Ante in the War on Terror  
3/24/2006Israeli Elections in a Fateful Week  
3/22/2006Reforming Arab Monarchies: Models or Mirages?  
3/17/2006Iraq Three Years On: The Temporary and Historic Issues  
3/15/2006The Third Wave of Political Islamism  
3/11/2006The New Borders of Ehud Olmert’s Israel  
3/11/2006The Power of Books and the Human Will  
3/5/2006New Actors on the Middle East Scene  
3/4/2006Lebanon Tackles Wider Legitimacy and Leadership Issues  
3/1/2006Major Storm Clouds Gathering  
3/1/2006Abqaiq and Beyond: Security Needs Cops and Consent of the Governed  
2/27/2006Downward Spiral  
2/25/2006Keeping Score: Condi, Karen, Khaled and Moqtada  
2/23/2006Condoleezza Rice’s Doomed Middle East Policy  
2/21/2006Washington’s Response to Hamas Carries Enormous Consequences  
2/18/2006Israel’s Missed Opportunity  
2/17/2006The Arab Reform Train: Engines and Cabooses  
2/17/2006Cherry-picked Intelligence  
2/14/2006Respond to Racism and Death with Humanity and Life  
2/11/2006Talking with the Guys from Hamas  
2/11/2006America’s War Budget  
2/8/2006Cartoons and Protests: The 19th Century is Over  
2/6/2006The Case for an Arab-Iranian Entente  
2/6/2006This “War on Terror” is Leading to a Clash of Civilisations  
2/4/2006Can Israel Make a Deal With Hamas?  
2/3/2006Washington, Hamas and a Skeptical Middle East  
2/1/2006We Are Bewildered by America’s Bewilderment  
1/29/2006Israel Must Talk to Hamas  
1/28/2006A Coherent Western Policy on Political Islam  
1/27/2006Causes and Consequences of Hamas's Victory  
1/24/2006Arab Men of Law Who Break Dikes  
1/22/2006My Choice for the Arab Future  
1/21/2006Can the United States Recover its Position in the Middle East?  
1/18/2006When the Media Mobilizes the Masses  
1/15/2006Is There a Peaceful Solution to the Iran Crisis?  
1/14/2006Why Insurgents, Terrorists, Americans and Islamists Should Talk  
1/13/2006Palestinian Dilemmas  
1/13/2006Time for the Arabs to Act  
1/10/2006Transformations and Freak Shows on the Damascus Road  
1/8/2006The Tragic Legacy of the Iraq War  
1/4/2006Khaddam Opens a New Front Against Damascus  
1/1/2006The Challenges of Leadership in the Middle East  
1/1/2006Mixed Year for a Valiant Arab People  
12/28/2005Hizbullah is Both Local and Global  
12/25/2005Arabs Afloat on a Sea of Oil Money  
12/24/2005The Facts and Fantasies of Arab Satellite Television  
12/24/2005The Revenge of History  
12/22/2005The Rumble Down Under  
12/21/2005Lebanon’s Personal and Collective Heroism Will Triumph  
12/19/2005A Game of 'Chicken' in Lebanon  
12/18/2005Is Lebanon Heading for Catastrophe?  
12/17/2005An American Withdrawal Would Speed Up Iraqi Stability  
12/14/2005UN Now Probes Hariri’s Murder and Syria’s Compliance  
12/10/2005Islamist Democrats  
12/7/2005U.S.-Iran Relations Require Urgent Attention  
12/5/2005Syria: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?  
12/3/2005The Bigger Prize Behind U.S.-Syria Tensions  
11/29/2005The Top Three Gulf Security Dilemmas  
11/26/2005The Battling Beasts of the Post-Cold War Middle East  
11/24/2005Waist Deep in Big Oil  
11/23/2005Arabs Urgently Need a New Security-Citizen Relationship  
11/19/2005Jordan's Real Security Threat and Opportunity  
11/18/2005Would Bush have Gone to War Without Blair?  
11/16/2005Religion’s Nuanced Public Role in Arab Society  
11/14/2005The Poison Spreading from Iraq and Palestine  
11/11/2005Jordan Terror Attacks Highlight Wider Dilemmas  
11/11/2005Why Is France Burning?  
11/11/2005From Beirut to Damascus  
11/8/2005From Paris to Sydney, Baywatch to Bombers  
11/7/2005Valerie Plame and the War in Iraq  
11/5/2005Why Lebanon and the UN May Transform the Middle East  
11/4/2005Assad on the Brink  
11/2/2005Resolution 1636 increases Syria’s woes  
10/31/2005The Challenge Facing Bashar al-Asad  
10/29/2005Spooks, Spin Doctors and Possible Historic Opportunities  
10/26/2005An Idiot’s Guide to Foreign Policy  
10/23/2005Mehlis Report: Legally Inconclusive, Politically Powerful  
10/19/2005More Evidence: Security Sector Is Critical to Arab Reform  
10/17/2005The Geopolitics of Disasters  
10/12/2005Christian Prophetic Voices Face Many Battles  
10/10/2005Fantasy and Foreign Policy on a Train in America  
10/5/2005Political Drama Can Save the Gaza Withdrawal  
10/3/2005It Is Time For The Arabs To Act In Iraq  
10/3/2005Europe Is Asking Better Questions About Terror  
9/28/2005The World Loves America’s Principles but Resists its Power  
9/25/2005How to Drain the Swamp  
9/22/2005More Blood, Less Oil: The Failed U.S. Mission to Capture Iraqi Petroleum  
9/21/2005When Arab Democrats Are Denied Democracy  
9/17/2005Beyond Cowboys and Cowgirls: Mapping an Effective Anti-Terror Strategy  
9/16/2005Iraqis Demand a US Withdrawal  
9/14/20054 E’s, 2 P’s for Karen Hughes’ Horse  
9/12/2005The Meaning of Mubarak’s Re-election  
9/10/2005Democracy Rising or a Family Genes Jamboree?  
9/8/2005Can Lebanon Repeat Solidarity’s Legacy?  
9/5/2005Turkey Sets Out on the Long Road to Europe  
9/3/2005The Iraqi Constitution Reflects a Deeper Arab Ordeal  
8/31/2005The Law and the Gun in Beirut and Baghdad  
8/29/2005Robots for Camel Jockeys and Other Arab Professions  
8/24/2005End the Charade of America's ‘Terrorism Experts’  
8/21/2005A Sensible Path to Arab Modernity  
8/19/2005Letting Go of Iraq  
8/17/2005Their War Too  
8/17/2005The Gaza Withdrawal Is Both Historic and Deceptive  
8/10/2005Monitor Iran’s Centrifuges, and Its Honor  
8/8/2005The Changing Pattern of Great Power Relations  
8/7/2005Who's Afraid of Islamic Government?  
8/3/2005Arab States and Leaders Are Both Losing Legitimacy  
7/31/2005From Belfast to Beirut: Good News At Last  
7/27/2005Iraq’s Imperatives Mirror a Fractured Arab World  
7/21/2005Exit With Honor  
7/20/2005The Tip of the Iceberg?  
7/20/2005How to Beat the Terrorists: Lessons from a Journey Across the Arab World  
7/18/2005Europe’s Home-grown Terrorists  
7/15/2005After the Bombs  
7/15/2005Terror Comes to London  
7/11/2005London Pays the Price of the Iraq War  
7/4/2005Turkey’s Hard Road to European Membership  
7/3/2005Security Sector Reform: Lebanon’s Rare Opportunity  
6/30/2005Extrajudicial Activism  
6/29/2005Rice's Heroic, Unfinished Journey from Alabama to Egypt  
6/28/2005Being a Muslim in France  
6/22/2005Lebanon’s elections: On the Road to Arab Modernity?  
6/20/2005Egyptian Politics Awakens  
6/15/2005The Hazardous Road from Gaza: Withdrawal to Comprehensive Peace Talks  
6/10/2005The Dutch-Muslim Culture War  
6/8/2005The Journey Continues, from Bronze Age Urbanism to Arab Modernity  
6/4/2005What Hope for Arab Democracy?  
6/3/2005Killing Samir Kassir: Vanquished Biology, Triumphant Ideology  
6/1/2005Beyond Sports and Scouting: Arab Youth Imperatives  
5/30/2005Syria in the Eye of the Storm  
5/28/2005Palestinians Grapple with Tough Options  
5/25/2005Jordan as Democratic Model: Still an Enticing Prospect  
5/20/2005So Much Hypocrisy  
5/20/2005Israeli Boycott: A Mistake  
5/18/2005Does the U.S. Promote or Retard Arab Reform?  
5/13/2005Letter From Jordan  
5/10/2005Egypt Could Inspire Wider Arab Reforms  
5/5/2005Is Syria in Danger?  
5/4/2005The Arab democracy debate intensifies in Washington  
5/1/2005Vladimir Putin’s Fruitless Voyage  
4/30/2005Arab Civil Society Will be Democracy's Crucible  
4/26/2005Can Lebanon Now Spark Wider Arab Reform?  
4/21/2005How Serious is the U.S.-Israeli Crisis?  
4/20/2005Five dynamics to keep your eye on in Lebanon  
4/15/2005The Syrian Dilemma  
3/27/2005Sharon Exploits America’s Muddle over Settlements  
3/18/2005Attacking the Tehran-Damascus-Hezbollah axis  
3/15/2005Lebanon's meaning in the wider Arab context  
3/14/2005Spain's Response to Terrorism  
3/12/2005Waving flags, not guns, in Lebanon's surrogate battlefields  
3/11/2005Democracy's Dilemmas  
3/11/2005Cedar or Sapling?  
3/8/2005Lebanon: Shifting from emotions to power politics  
3/8/2005What Next After Syria's Withdrawal from Lebanon?  
3/6/2005Assad’s Lebanon Speech Will Gain Some Time -- But Little Else  
3/3/2005Is Bush Getting Serious about Palestine?  
3/2/2005Free at last, through an Arab-Western Joint Venture  
2/28/2005Iran's Support of Terrorism is Less than it Seems  
2/25/2005Can Syria Escape Unscathed from the Lebanese Crisis?  
2/24/2005The Middle East: Thinking Big  
2/23/2005Historic Change in Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine  
2/17/2005Can Political Wisdom Triumph Over the Insurgency in Iraq?  
2/15/2005Hariri Assassination's Wider Political Ripples  
2/10/2005Can Omani Tolerance Check Gulf Extremism?  
2/3/2005What did the Palestinians and Iraqis Vote for?  
2/1/2005Changing Arab History, in Baghdad and a Beirut Suburb  
1/27/2005What Is Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy?  
1/24/2005America on the Warpath  
1/19/2005The Challenges Facing Arab Gulf States - I  
1/19/2005The Challenges Facing Arab Gulf States - II  
1/12/2005The Meaning of the Palestinian Election  
12/31/2004Rethinking Middle East Security  
12/28/2004Can the Arabs Save Iraq?  
12/22/2004Time to Bring Home Arab Human Development  
12/20/2004Turkey Clears a Hurdle into Europe  
12/17/2004Prosecuting US Torture  
12/14/2004Political Stirrings in the Arab World  
12/12/2004Musharraf and Mubarak: Brothers in Battle  
12/10/2004Healing the Wounds between Islam and the West  
12/6/2004Reactivating the Syrian-Israeli Peace Track  
11/24/2004Four Lessons from the Past for this Round of Mideast Diplomacy to Succeed  
11/12/2004After Arafat  
11/12/2004Bush’s Risky Gamble at Falluja  
11/10/2004After Arafat  
11/8/2004The Remarkable Legacy of Sheikh Zayed  
11/5/2004Four More Years of War  
11/5/2004Fears of a World Divided  
11/5/2004Yasser Arafat  
10/27/2004The Lessons of a Decade of Cold Peace  
10/22/2004Under the Veil, Who's for Kerry?  
10/13/2004The “Swamp” Threatens to Engulf Us All  
10/6/2004A New Strategy for the Palestinians, and Arabs  
10/5/2004American Common Sense on Iraq  
10/5/2004The Hidden War  
10/1/2004New Dangers on the Middle East Horizon  
9/30/2004Four Years Later: 4342 Israelis, Palestinians Killed  
9/27/2004Why We Must Leave Iraq  
9/27/2004Bush Spins at the UN  
9/21/2004Washington and Damascus: Make Deals, Not Wars  
9/14/2004The Hysterical Road from September 11 to Fallujah  
9/7/2004How to Reduce Terror: A View From the Arab World  
9/1/2004Najaf, Arab Crises, and Road to Self-Determination  
8/25/2004Najaf and the Five Modern Arab Crises  
8/18/2004Allawi, Sadr, and America’s Awkward Handiwork  
7/29/2004Colin, Smell the Qahwa, Read the Polls  
7/13/2004Admiring Swiss Cows and Governance Systems  
6/23/2004Think Arab Reform Globally, Act Arab Reform Locally  
6/16/2004Déjà vu from Dubai  
6/10/2004The Kurds are Betrayed —Again  
6/10/2004UN Resolution: Sistani the Big Winner and Kurds Furious  
6/2/2004Washington’s 1-for-5 Mideast Performance: A Cause for Concern  
6/2/2004Iraqi Instability Is a Threat to Israel  
5/27/2004An Imperial Washington is a Flawed Preacher  
5/19/2004Palestine, Powell, and Power  
5/13/2004Looking to Gaza to Escape from Abu Ghraib  
5/7/2004This Is What Democracy Looks Like?  
5/6/2004Nation Forum: How to Get Out of Iraq  
5/5/2004Media As Soldiers in a Wider War  
4/29/2004Hold the Marines, Send in the Grocers  
4/26/2004Coalition Arabs? Be Careful What You Wish For  
3/11/2004The Empire Backfires  
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