Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening of a vital trade crossing…
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With sharp words and stealth strikes, Israel sends a message to Hezbollah and U.S.
JERUSALEM — Israel has flexed its military muscles in recent months as the regional balance of power has pitched further in favor of its most…
Islamic Foreign Fighters: Security Challenges in Trinidad and Tobago
From August 24-31, 2017, I had the opportunity to travel to Trinidad and Tobago, just off the north coast of South America, to speak with…
UAE adopts new Emirati School Model
Abu Dhabi: A new educational system, the Emirati School Model, announced on Sunday will unify the sector across the UAE and raise standards of teaching…
Iran, and a diplomacy deficit
The multipronged tensions in the Middle East have disturbing echoes of the immediate post 9/11 period. After the attacks that day in New York and…
Iran vs. Turkey, the MidEast’s Perpetual Rivalry
News that Iran’s and Turkey’s governments reached an accord on Idlib, a Syrian town now the focus of American interests, brings relations between two of the…
From Kabul to Baghdad, My Bird’s-Eye View
I just spent eight days traveling with the Air Force to all of its key forward bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and the United…
Saudi-Iranian Détente
Note, the news, there is some kind of “rapprochement” between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, must be welcoming news…
Most young Syrian refugees don’t plan to return home
Most young Syrians do not plan to return to their home permanently even when the war ends, according to a survey of refugees in Jordan…
Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘politicizing’ Hajj pilgrimage
The war in Syria and crisis in the gulf countries has cast its shadow on the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the holiest city of Mecca…