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 Egypt, Iran, Jon Alterman, Michele Dunne on Apr 14th, 2009 3 Comments »
From Michele Dunne After several years in which Egypt seemed to have ceded the mantle of Arab leadership to Saudi Arabia (and even to small states such as Qatar), the octogenarian Husni Mubarak has become reenergized in the last few months. He came out swinging against Hezbollah last week, charging the Lebanese group with efforts […]
Posted in Barry Rubin, David Schenker, Hamas, Israel, Jon Alterman, Mark N. Katz, Martin Kramer, Palestinians on Jan 25th, 2009 5 Comments »
From Mark N. Katz With the fighting over in Gaza (at least for now), many see Hamas emerging as the victor in the same way that Hezbollah did in the war it fought with Israel in the summer of 2006. But did Hamas really win? Is it better off now than before the fighting began? […]
Posted in Books, Daniel Byman, Jon Alterman, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Clark, Martin Kramer, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Reynolds, Steven A. Cook, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Walter Laqueur on Dec 17th, 2008 Comments Off on Holiday reading 2008
With the holidays fast approaching, MESH has asked its members to recommend books you might give as a gift or read by the fire. (For more information on a book, or to place an order with Amazon through the MESH bookstore, click on the book title or cover.) .
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 China, Jon Alterman on Aug 7th, 2008 Comments Off on China in the Middle East
From Jon Alterman As someone who normally focuses on the Middle East, why would I spend time thinking about China? The reason is simple: It is hard to imagine a future in the Middle East in which China does not play a more substantial role. The Middle East emerged as a U.S. bailiwick in the […]
Posted in Geopolitics, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Jon Alterman, Lebanon, Steven A. Cook, Syria, Turkey on Jun 6th, 2008 4 Comments »
From Jon Alterman A funny thing has happened in the Middle East: virtually all of the government opposition to the United States has gone away. After almost a half-century of Cold War battles to protect oil fields, deny Soviet access to warm-water ports, and commit hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, the number of […]
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