In the wake of the deadly attacks in France that took place two weeks ago, the United States and Britain vowed to take a hard line on “Islamist” extremism. In a press conference with President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron said: “We face a

In a rare display of international solidarity, scores of leaders from countries across the global took part in the biggest ever demonstration in Paris to honour the victims of a recent terrorists attack. The message could not have been more obvious: The world neither accepts ter

The news of the Jordanian pilot’s capture went viral on social media outlets in the country. The common theme is that Jordanians are united in their support and sympathy for the captive pilot and his family. While a few cast doubts on Jordan’s decision to take part

Not long ago, Professor Rashid Khalidi published a book titled “Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S.

Not long ago, in a closed-door meeting of members of Likud’s central committee, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it perfectly clear that his political opponents would not be able to deal with the security challenges facing Israel. He mocked his political riva

If anything, the near collapse of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and the resultant call for early elections has less to do with peace and more with political rivalries and the contention over internal matters.

No other Israeli politician has ever played up the issue of security to frighten voters as effectively as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has literally subordinated every key national matter to his concept of security. Once he secured the premiership in 1996, he pu

A few days ago, US President Barack Obama called on his national security adviser to review the official American policy on Syria. Explicit in Obama’s new thinking is that defeating the Islamic State (IS) entails removing embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad from p

Pundits around the world suspect that US President Barack Obama will not follow a decisive approach in dealing with Iranian nuclear ambitions. Not only has he been hesitant to face Iran on this particular issue, he has also been ineffective in his attempt to sway the Iranians to