The Ruthless Realpolitik of the United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed has cozied up to Bashar al-Assad, and relations with the U.S. are at an all-time low.
Josh Rogin
It Looks Like Obama Fell for ‘The Biggest Myth Out There’ in Syria
President Barack Obama's stance of calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to transition out of power while maintaining basic government functions after he's ousted is a "fanta...
Op-eds
Should America and Israel Let Their Enemies Kill Each Other Off?
As some see it, what’s happening now in the Mideast provides the best excuse the Israelis have had in a long time to just sit back and let their worst enemies rub each other out. Senior Isr...
Op-eds
Americans as Hostages and Targets
There are several American hostages in Iran, and the Tehran regime uses them very cruelly and relentlessly in its dealings with the U.S. government, as The Washington Post angr...
Op-eds
Years of Living Dangerously
The largest and most expensive embassy in the world is in Baghdad. President George W. Bush built it in the hope, perh...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda’s Nigeria Franchise
When Hillary Clinton tweeted her support for the more than 200 Nigerian girls held by the extremist group Boko Haram, she probably did not expect that her tenure as secretary of state would soon...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...
Congressional Testimonies
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...
Congressional Testimonies
The White House Can’t Have It Both Ways on Iran
Defying a White House veto threat, a bipartisan group of senators rolled out a new Iran sanctions bill Thursday that aims to give America more leverage at the negotiating table in the ongoing nuc...
Op-eds
Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....
Congressional Testimonies
In Defeat, Georgia’s President Confounds his Critics
Mikheil Saakashvili's conciliatory reaction to his party's loss in the election seems to prove his critics wrong.
Op-eds
Georgia’s Electoral Showdown
Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.
Op-eds
Whose Middle East Policy Is It, Anyway?
The State Department contradicts Obama and previous presidents on the “right of return.”
Op-eds
A Faulty Intelligence Report Lives On
The 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear weapons program lives on in the imagination of some government officials. At the end of a...
Op-eds
Taliban Suspends Talks with US
The Obama administration’s fantasyland attempt at talks with the Taliban took another significant blow on Thursday. In a statement released online, Mullah Omar’s organization announce...
Op-eds
Behind the Scenes on Syria
Up until this week, the Obama administration had maintained an unequivocal posture against providing assistance to the armed Syrian opposition. To justify its position, the administration repeate...
Op-eds
Lawmakers Question Use of Iran Sanctions Law
The Obama administration on Tuesday said it would blacklist a Belarusian firm under an Iran sanctions law enacted last year, but Republican senators called the move an insufficient application of l...
Op-eds
Syriana
In the annals of “big policy ideas,” perhaps none has had as much staying power in the face of a dismal track record than the seemingly perpetual conviction that integrating Syria int...