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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: The Islamic State and the Leader who Revolves Around It
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Al-Badri, or more recently named Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is the leader of the most notorious terrorist organization in the world, the...
The new tactical-strategic configuration of the US Forces in Syria
The operations carried out by Inherent Resolve, the complex US-led coalition in Syria, had been announced as early as April 1, 2016 by the...
President Obama’s Legacy
As the 2016 elections enter the general election season, everyone will be anticipating who will be the next president. Before everyone moves onto the...
The hypocrisy of regime change
Why is the US so enamored of regime change? From coups (too many to count) in Latin America, to destroying democracy in 1950s Iran,...
Turkey’s current wishes
As early as January 11, 2016, even though we came to know it only in March, King Abdullah of Jordan stated in Washington that...
Women, Water and Peace
More than 50 opinion makers and policy makers from the Middle East came together to discuss linkages between women, water and peace in a...
The Benefit of Retrospect – Winning the War and Losing the Peace
It's often said that most generations repeat the errors of previous generations and fail to capitalize on the benefit of retrospect. With the ability...
How Do We Really Help Refugees?
The UNHCR reports that there are approximately 50 million refugees around the world at present. 50 million. That's the population of South Korea, or...
Why the War in Afghanistan is Over
Almost fifteen years has passed since the initiation of the Afghan war and yet the Taliban pose a larger threat today than at the...
Water, Wars and an Uncertain Future
In December 2009, I met Walid Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria, in his office in Damascus, along with an eminent British politician. He rolled...