A sick twist in the current cycle of violence stems from the natural outcomes of the repeated past cycles of…
Two Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes with surprising resonance for the Middle East and the conflict involving Iran, Israel,…
After the freshman representative’s controversial remarks and the ensuing firestorm over Israel, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry, there is…
As the 90s closed out, humanity was coming together. Now it’s tearing itself apart. Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse September 22, 2018…
It seems most people—including many Jordanians—have failed to realize how wonderful the past few weeks here in Jordan have been…
Trump is still a danger to America and the world. But if he exercises American power in a way that will…
America’s president did something stupid concerning Jerusalem. Cue predictably stupid reactions. Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse December 11, 2017 By Brian E.…
Trump is still a danger to America and the world. But if he exercises American power in a way that will…
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) conducted another interview with me (see previous one here) a few weeks ago about…
Anyone looking for reassurance from that vice-presidential debate, especially after seeing Trump in two debates, would still have seen one…
Author’s note: as Trump’s presidency unfolds into its third year, the idea that Trumpism really is little more than banal…
Rather than signify any beginning of weaponizing foreign policy and national security in politics, the 9/11 attacks simply marked the…
In my previous piece on Turkey, written as the coup attempt was underway, I noted that should the coup fail, Erdoğan…
…Is Happening Right Now & It Is This Coup This military coup is the defining moment for post-Cold War Turkey. …
Violence and hate feed each other, as the violence in the Middle East shows; the West must be careful not to play…