Posts Tagged ‘Qatar’

Obama Running Out Of Options On Syrian Intervention

Posted in Syria, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


I continue to believe that Obama correctly does not want to escalate US involvement in Syria. But the geo-politics are robbing him of options very quickly. I explore at LobeLog.

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Some Hear Death Knell for a Two-State Solution

Posted in United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


My report for IPS on John Kerry’s recent activities and a panel held last week in the halls of Congress featuring Steve Walt, Phil Weiss and Henry Siegman.

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How Israel Lost

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »


In this week’s column at Souciant, I do a rundown of the winners and losers in the so-called “Operation Pillar of Defense.” I examine a number of different actors, not just Israel and Hamas, as well as some of the regional implications. Hope you find it interesting.

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Last Chance for Peace

Posted in Arab Spring, Barack Obama, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »


In my latest piece for Souciant, I look at what President Obama can do to create a more positive view of the United States in the Arab world, and how some steps that need to be taken in response to the Arab Spring can actually help move the politics around Israeli-Palestinian peace forward. In turn, that forward motion would also, obviously, help enhance the US’ standing in the Arab world, a pleasant symbiosis that I highly doubt Obama will pursue.

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