Posted in Daniel Byman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen on Nov 14th, 2009 Comments Off on Saudis into Yemen
From Daniel Byman Saudi Arabia is once again sailing in dangerous waters as it increases its military involvement in Yemen. The recent New York Times article on the subject is welcome, because the growing violence in Yemen is perhaps the most neglected news story in the Middle East.
Posted in Daniel Byman, Iraq, Jon Alterman, Mark T. Kimmitt, Michael Young on Sep 2nd, 2009 4 Comments »
From Mark T. Kimmitt Inspector Gregory: “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” “The dog did nothing in the night-time.” “That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes. The situation in Iraq appears much the same: suspiciously […]
Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Books, Daniel Byman, Josef Joffe, Joshua Muravchik, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Clark, Michael Doran, Michael Horowitz, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Reynolds, Philip Carl Salzman, Raymond Tanter, Walter Laqueur on Jul 18th, 2009 Comments Off on Summer reading 2009
Summer is upon us, and MESH has asked its members to recommend books for summer reading. (For more information on a book, or to place an order with Amazon through the MESH bookstore, click on the book title or cover.) And now that you have other reading, MESH takes our first vacation since we launched […]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Democracy, Hillel Fradkin, Iran, J. Scott Carpenter, Josef Joffe, Mark N. Katz, Martin Kramer, Michael Mandelbaum, Philip Carl Salzman, Raymond Tanter, Walter Laqueur on Jun 17th, 2009 Comments Off on Iranian turmoil, U.S. options
Iran’s June 12 presidential elections have precipitated Iran’s greatest domestic political crisis since the 1979 revolution. The following MESH members responded to an invitation to comment on ramifications of the turmoil, with special reference to U.S. policy options: Daniel Byman, J. Scott Carpenter, Hillel Fradkin, Josef Joffe, Mark N. Katz, Martin Kramer, Walter Laqueur, Michael […]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Terrorism on May 6th, 2009 Comments Off on Global financial crisis and counterterrorism
From Daniel Byman The threat of terrorism has faded from the minds of Americans as the unemployment soars and our IRAs shrink. Even though I specialize on counterterrorism, this is a welcome corrective: terrorism remains an important issue, but it should not always be the top priority for policymakers. Yet as the Obama administration and […]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Hamas, Israel, Palestinians on Jan 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
From Daniel Byman I am writing from Jerusalem and talking to Israelis and Palestinians about the recent war in Gaza. Much of the discussion on the Israeli side understandably focuses on the restoration of Israeli deterrence and the possibility that the war lead Hamas to end its rocket attacks on Israel and crack down on […]
Posted in Daniel Byman, Hamas, Israel, Palestinians on Jan 6th, 2009 1 Comment »
From Daniel Byman The Israeli assault on Gaza is about more than ending the latest spate of rocket attacks from Gaza or even forcing Hamas to the negotiating table to renew the ceasefire it foolishly ended. Israeli is also trying to exorcise several ghosts in its fight against terrorism, some from the past and some […]
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