President Obama will head to Saudi Arabia in a few days on a highly anticipated visit. There's been much discussion about what Obama will say to the Saudis. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns even gave a talk last month on US-Gulf relations, (...)
As 2013 drew to a close, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy and damning chronicle of President Obama's handling of Syria. And while 2013 was a particularly catastrophic year for US policy in Syria, 2014 promises to be even worse. For if (...)
The standard for success at Arab summits is, usually, the avoidance of implosion as differences between the various rulers take center stage and eclipse more relevant issues. The end-result is usually a diluted final statement aimed at preserving a (...)
Two years after the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri and 22 others, including the former minister Basil Fuleihan, on Tuesday Lebanon was subjected to another terrorist attack in Ain Alaq, near Bikfaya, home of the (...)