Added on 28/06/2011
Juan Cole
Aleppo , Arab League , Bashar al-Assad , Ben Ali , Damascus , Egypt , Facebook , Fatah , Gaza , Hamas , Hizballah , Israel , Khaled Meshaal , Lebanon , Libya , Mubarak , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Syria , Syrian government , Tunisia , Turkey
PAUL NOTAR, INFORMED COMMENT: He’s always been a skilful player of ‘the Palestinian Card’ but as the region changes his hold on that particular narrative is no longer exclusive.
Added on 24/06/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Al Ahram Weekly , Civil society , Democracy , Egypt , Justice and Development Party (AKP) , Libya , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey , Turkey’s military , Turkish military
RAMZY BAROUD: It has endured some punishing attacks but the democratic experience in Turkey is presented as a model for the region to follow. How useful is it, however?
Added on 20/06/2011
Juan Cole
Africa , Arab League , Balkans , Barack Obama , Brazil , Congo , Congress , Darfur , Egypt , India , Iraq , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Pakistan , President , Qatar , Rwanda , Syria , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States
JUAN COLE: I believe it’s legal but that doesn’t mean that the West’s military intervention in Libya has been wisely handled.
Added on 15/06/2011
Juan Cole
Bloomberg , BP , David Cameron , France , Italy , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Oil , Pentagon , President , Robert Gates , Saudi Arabia , Secretary of Defense , Silvio Berlusconi , Tony Blair , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
JUAN COLE: To suggest that the West has cooked up a war against Qaddafi to steal Libyan oil is to demean the bravery of the Libyan people.
Added on 30/05/2011
Tabsir
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , America , Bahrain , Bashar al-Assad , Bin Laden , Bush Administration , Egypt , Europe , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Mubarak , Nobel committee , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil wealth , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Qaddafi , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Taliban , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Vietnam , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Where there was once optimism of fundamental change taking hold as a spirit of freedom swept the region, there is now growing pessimism.
Added on 27/05/2011
Juan Cole
African Union , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Arab government , Benghazi , Democracy , Egypt , Food and Drink , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , International Criminal Court , Israel , Libya , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Sadiq al-Ahmar , Sana’a , United Nations , United States , US embassy , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s been a busy few days throughout the Arab World with existing and former dictators finding the going is getting tougher.
Added on 18/05/2011
Hisham Wyne
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , Ayman al-Zawahiri , George W. Bush , Iraq , Karachi , Media pundits , Middle East , New York , Noam Chomsky , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , White House
HISHAM WYNE: There is much speculation about who has replaced bin Laden. The fertile conditions for the organisation persist, particularly in Pakistan.
Added on 28/04/2011
Ramzy Baroud
America , American Enterprise Institute , Baghdad , Benghazi , CNN , Hillary Clinton , Iraq , Joe Biden , John McCain , Libya , Mike Mullen , Moammar Ghaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Obama administration , President , Reuters , Saddam Hussein , Secretary of State , Syria , Transitional National Council , United States , Washington , Washington Post
RAMZY BAROUD: There is a lot of discussion and political calculation bouncing around the corridors of power in Washington about Libya.
Added on 19/04/2011
Juan Cole
Benedict , Chechnya , Europe , Fatah , French police , Geneva , Lebanese army , Lebanon , Libya , Libyan army , Libyan military , London , London School of Economics , Misrata , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Paris , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Saif Qaddafi , Soccer , surgery , Switzerland , The Washington Post , Tripoli , United Nations , United States
JUAN COLE: This slick interview with the glib comparisons is typical of the way they think they can get away with anything, anything at all.
Added on 16/04/2011
Michael J. Totten
America , Arab League , Assad , Baath Party in Syria , Beirut , Damascus , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Green Movement , guard , Hamas , Hizballah , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Protests , Syria
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Now that the Arab revolt is slamming hard into Bashar al-Assad’s Baath Party in Syria, no dictator will be able to sleep without consuming copious amounts of pills.
Added on 02/04/2011
Tabsir
communication technology , Der Spiegel , EUR , European Union , Germany , Italy , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Gadhafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Qaddafi , United States
TABSIR: As missiles and bullets rain down from the skies of Libya they are falling on materiel provided by the countries whose pilots are enforcing the ‘no fly zone’. As ever, it’s a win-win for the arms dealers.
Added on 31/03/2011
Michael J. Totten
Benghazi , CNN , Democracy , Energy , France , Hamas , Hillary Clinton , Hizballah , Israel , Libya , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Tripoli
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Very little seems to be known about the rebels who are fighting Qaddafi. When I found out that a trusted source was effectively ’embedded’ with them I had a few questions to put to her.
Added on 29/03/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Ali Khamenei , America , Arab League , Barack Obama , Bush Administration , CNN , Colin Powell , France , Hamas , Hizballah , Hizbullah , Iowa , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi parliament , Lebanon , Libya , Michelle Bachmann , Middle East , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Pentagon , Piers Morgan , President , Republican presidential candidate , Rupert Murdoch , Saddam Hussein , Sarah Palin , Supreme , Tehran , United Nations , United States , US military , Washington
JUAN COLE: President Obama’s speech last night demonstrated clearly the qualities of leadership that those who seek to challenge him simply do not possess.
Added on 21/03/2011
Juan Cole
Algeria , Amnesty , Bahrain , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Egypt , Electricity , India , Iraq , Kosovo , Libya , Libyan military , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Russia , Tajoura , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Nations , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s clear what model the UN authorised forces should be following in enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya – the success that was Kosovo rather than the failure that was Iraq.
Added on 16/03/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Benghazi , David Cameron , Egypt , France , G-8 , Germany , Italy , Japan , Libya , Mediterranean , Middle East , Milan , Muammar Qaddafi , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil wealth , Osama Bin Laden , President , Prime Minister , Qaddafi’s air force , Russia , Saddam Hussein , Silvio Berlusconi , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , Washington , Western European
JUAN COLE: As the unfolding disaster in Japan distracts the world’s attention Qaddafi’s re-conquest of Libya rolls on. There will be scores to settle…
Added on 08/03/2011
Osama Al Sharif
Africa , Al Qaeda , America , Amman , Barack Obama , Benghazi , Colonel , Congress , Egypt , Europe , France , journalist and political commentator , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Osama Al Sharif , Paris , President , Qaddafi , Qaddafi’s air force , Tripoli , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
OSAMA AL SHARIF: The Libyan revolution could easily slip into a prolonged civil war – the worst outcome for all. Lawlessness, Humanitarian crisis…
Added on 07/03/2011
James M. Dorsey
Algiers , Amman , Ankara , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Brazil , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian military , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Erdogan government , Europe , European Union , Gaza , Green Movement , Hosni Mubarak , International Monetary Fund , Iran , Islamist party , Israel , Jeddah , Kuwait , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Manama , Mecca , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , Omar al-Bashir , President , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Sana’a , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , South Sudan , Sudan , Syria , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey , Turkish government , United States , Washington , Washington Institute , Washington Institute for Near East Policy
JAMES M. DORSEY: For the first time in its history, Turkey is emerging as a true bridge between East and West. Unrest elsewhere however puts Turkish aspirations to the test.
Added on 08/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asia , Iran , Iranian government , Iran’s government , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Karachi , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , oil prices , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pakistan , President , Saudi Arabia , Taliban , Tehran , United Nations , United States
JUAN COLE: While U.S consumers bemoan oil price rises it’s smiles all round in Iran. The OPEC chair is in no hurry to do anything about spiraling costs.
Added on 03/01/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Ahmet Davutoglu , Alexandria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Ankara , Asia , Avigdor Lieberman , Bush , Christian Church , Damascus , Egypt , Egyptian military , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , Hamid Karzai , Hosni Mubarak , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Iraq , Iraqi army , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Jordan , Justice and Development Party , Kirkuk , Lebanon , MEK , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Netanyahu government , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama administration , Oil , Pakistan , Palestine , Palestine Authority , Paris , President , Republican Party , Swat Valley , Syria , Taliban , Tehran , Turkey , U.S. , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US government , US military , Washington , West Bank , Wikileaks , Yemen
JUAN COLE: The Obama administration has been successful in tightening the financial noose on Iran during 2010, but Iran could fight back like a cornered rat…
Added on 20/12/2010
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , China , Europe , History , Iraq , Julian Assange , Latin America , Middle East , Mossad , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , President , Russia , Saddam Hussein , The Financial Times , U.S. government , United States , Wikileaks
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Surely somewhere there’d be references to a war for oil in Iraq if the war was, in fact, about oil.