By Scott Strgacich
Tag: Middle East
Syria, Yugoslavia, and A Lesson for America
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An (In)Visible Enemy: Climate Change
Thwaites Glacier. Image credit: NASA By Natalie Wu With the conclusion of the Iraq War and the winding down of the War in Afghanistan, there has been a new consensus in Washington D.C. that "great power competition” is replacing terrorism as the primary threat to U.S. national security. This viewpoint is most clearly articulated … Continue reading An (In)Visible Enemy: Climate Change
How One Activist Thinks the US Can Help Solve Bahrain’s Problems
Maytham Al Salman by @BahrainRights on Twitter By Matthew Petti BEIRUT―"I'm not part of the opposition, and I never was," says Bahraini activist Maytham Al Salman. "I would characterize myself as a Bahraini being, looking for peace and stability." But his own government disagrees. When we meet at the Beirut offices of Bahrain Interfaith, where … Continue reading How One Activist Thinks the US Can Help Solve Bahrain’s Problems
Violating the Iran Nuclear Deal: Reducing American Leverage
By Keith Blankfield Graffiti on the wall of the closed US embassy in Tehran. © David Holt On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to impose new sanctions on Iran, thus violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and jeopardizing the 2015 nuclear nonproliferation agreement between Iran and the West. Like … Continue reading Violating the Iran Nuclear Deal: Reducing American Leverage
Why the Shia-Sunni Divide Doesn’t Matter As Much As You Think It Does
By Matthew Petti The mainstream American view of politics in the Muslim world, and particularly the Middle East, is driven by sectarian identity politics. Persians are Shi'ite, the conventional wisdom goes, and most Arabs are Sunni, so the two factions have coalesced around Iran and Saudi Arabia in the continuation of an age-old struggle for … Continue reading Why the Shia-Sunni Divide Doesn’t Matter As Much As You Think It Does
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