To realize shared priorities and fulfill the Persian Gulf’s potential as a global cornerstone for energy and trade, hardline Gulf Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
On November 15, angry Iranians began pouring onto the streets to protest sudden news of a 50% fuel price Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
Interview by Patrick Lawrence in Salon. Read Part 1 here. In part one of my exchange with Sharmine Narwani, the Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
By Patrick Lawrence in Salon. When the war in Syria was recently declared decisively over, there were few correspondents or witnesses Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
It took a country-wide power outage in Venezuela, whispers of a cyberattack, and smug tweets from US officials to make Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
DARAA, Syria – At first glance, all appears calm in this southern Syrian city where protests first broke out Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
Read this article in Spanish, Turkish and Farsi. The exchange of missiles last week on the Syrian-Israeli border was anything but normal. This firefight established new rules of engagement in the L…| Mideast Shuffle
Read this article in Spanish too. Last December, at a US military hangar near Washington DC, UN Ambassador Nikki Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
Read this article in Bosnian here. Barely a month ago, Iranians were amassing in the streets to protest against Continue reading →| Mideast Shuffle
Read this article in Indonesian. As 2017 comes to a close, the warring parties in Syria are moving towards reconciliation—but the U.S. is not among them. The Islamic State is all but defeated, the …| Mideast Shuffle