Posted in David Schenker, Qaeda, Syria on Oct 31st, 2008 Comments Off on U.S. strikes Al Qaeda in Syria
From David Schenker Earlier this week, U.S. helicopters killed a high-value Al Qaeda target in Syria. While the attack shocked some observers, the presence of Al Qaeda operatives on Syrian soil has surprised few. According to CENTCOM, since 2003 Syria has been the leading point of entry of insurgents—Al Qaeda and others—into Iraq. Damascus allowed […]
Posted in Bernard Haykel, Oil and Gas, Saudi Arabia on Oct 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
From Bernard Haykel The Saudis have been remarkably tight-lipped about the U.S. presidential election and about whom they favor among the candidates. Their reticence can be explained, in part, by their bewilderment at the choice. They don’t know what to think of the real possibility that a young and charismatic black candidate might win. Senator […]
Posted in Jon Alterman, Mark T. Clark, Steven A. Cook on Oct 24th, 2008 Comments Off on The Bush legacy (4)
As the presidency of George W. Bush draws to a close, MESH members have been asked to assess his legacy. What did the Bush administration do right and do wrong in the Middle East? What is the proper yardstick: Administration rhetoric or the range of the possible? Finally, as the pollsters put it, are we […]
Posted in Alan Dowty, Hillel Fradkin, Robert O. Freedman on Oct 23rd, 2008 Comments Off on The Bush legacy (3)
As the presidency of George W. Bush draws to a close, MESH members have been asked to assess his legacy. What did the Bush administration do right and do wrong in the Middle East? What is the proper yardstick: Administration rhetoric or the range of the possible? Finally, as the pollsters put it, are we […]
Posted in Mark N. Katz, Michael Horowitz, Michael Mandelbaum on Oct 22nd, 2008 Comments Off on The Bush legacy (2)
As the presidency of George W. Bush draws to a close, MESH members have been asked to assess his legacy. What did the Bush administration do right and do wrong in the Middle East? What is the proper yardstick: Administration rhetoric or the range of the possible? Finally, as the pollsters put it, are we […]
Posted in Michael Young, Philip Carl Salzman, Raymond Tanter on Oct 21st, 2008 Comments Off on The Bush legacy (1)
As the presidency of George W. Bush draws to a close, MESH members have been asked to assess his legacy. What did the Bush administration do right and do wrong in the Middle East? What is the proper yardstick: Administration rhetoric or the range of the possible? Finally, as the pollsters put it, are we […]
Posted in Books, Qaeda on Oct 20th, 2008 Comments Off on ‘The Search for Al Qaeda’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and a 29-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. His […]
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