The 2016 Republican presidential contest has barely begun and it has already grown alternately tiresome and old or just downright scary. As a Democrat, I might be pleased, but as an American, I am deeply troubled.

Congress is currently considering legislation that would create a whole new bureaucracy within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deal with “countering violent extremism” (CVE).

With the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the P5+1 and Iran, some are panicking in despair, while others have visions of a dramatically realigned Middle East.

Here in Washington, and across the Middle East, many are holding their breath, awaiting news of the outcome of the P5+1 negotiations with Iran, some in hopeful anticipation, others with a sense of dread.The reality, however, is that whether or not an agreement is reached on Iran’

In his new book, “Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide”, former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren relates how late one night he received a frantic call from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alerting him to the fact that the Palestinians were preparing to p

In the summer of 1971, I spent some time in London on my way to Lebanon where I was to begin my dissertation research.I had left the United States consumed with our long war in Vietnam.

This week, Americans were shocked by another horrific act of mass murder.

The Israeli government’s response to the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BDS) movement has been predictable. Being incapable of engaging in any reasonable form of self-criticism or even self-reflection, Israeli leaders have, instead, turned their wrath on their accuser

I was asked by the Atlantic Council to appear at the launch of their “Middle East Strategy Task Force” (MEST), to present a report on how Arab public opinion views the challenges facing their region as well as their assessment of the role the United States can play in addres