About Wayne White

Wayne White Wayne White is a former Deputy Director of the State Department's Middle East/South Asia Intelligence Office (INR/NESA). Earlier in the Foreign Service and later in the INR he served in Niger, Israel, Egypt, the Sinai and Iraq as an intelligence briefer to senior officials of many Middle East countries and as the State Department's representative to NATO Middle East Working Groups in Brussels. Now a Scholar with the Middle East Institute, Mr. White has written numerous articles, been cited in scores of publications, and made numerous TV and radio appearances.



Author Archives: Wayne White

Syrian Crisis: Carnage to Intensify

January 4th, 2013 | by Wayne White

The UN High Commission for Human Rights now believes 60,000 Syrians have been killed since March 2011 (far more than


US-Iraq Relations: A very Mixed Picture

December 10th, 2012 | by Wayne White

The signing on 6 December of a US-Iraq Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning defense cooperation might suggest ties between Washington


Israel vs. Gaza: The Grim Bottom Line

November 19th, 2012 | by Wayne White

If current diplomacy fails, pent up rage on both sides, a cycle of tit-for tat-retaliation, Hamas’ hopes for greater Arab


NATO’s Arms to Syria Conundrum

October 26th, 2012 | by Wayne White

Amidst UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s attempts to achieve a temporary Syrian ceasefire, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week announced



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