Video: Lecture in Sydney on Current Mid-East Situation
September 7, 2015 By
Fall of Eagles: The Eclipse of the Arab Nationalist State
June 5, 2015 By
The most significant dynamic in the Middle East over the last decade has been the collapse of strong, centralized regimes in a series of Arab states and their replacement by chaos, civil war, and the proliferation of non-state militias. This collapse has taken place in five states: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and—in a very different way—Lebanon. The Palestinian national movement has also fragmented. This phenomenon is particularly relevant given that the chaos resulting from the collapse of … [Read more...]
Invitation: Rubin Center Launch & Symposium: “Regime Collapse and Sectarian War: Where Is the Middle East Headed?”
March 2, 2015 By
Dear Readers, We are pleased to announce the renaming of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center in memory of the center’s founder, the late Prof. Barry Rubin. You are cordially invited to: The Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs Official Launch & Symposium “Regime Collapse and Sectarian War: Where Is the Middle East Headed?" Click here to see the full … [Read more...]
Lebanese Leader Condemns Prof. Rubin’s Nazis, Islamists Book; British Telegraph Disagrees
July 30, 2014 By
In his condemnation of the Israeli response to the situation in Gaza, prominent Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt has spoken out against the late Prof. Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz's latest book, Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Yale University Press: 2014). From an article in the Lebanese Daily Star: In response to the book “Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East” by Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, Jumblatt condemned … [Read more...]
Desperately Seeking Relevance
July 25, 2014 By
Jerusalem Post, 25/7 The conflict between Hamas-controlled Gaza and Israel became inevitable after a series of decisions and actions made clear that the movement was not interested in defusing tensions and returning to the cease-fire that had shakily pertained since 2012. These actions included the attempt to infiltrate a terrorist team into Zikim on July 8, the continued firing of rockets after the rejection of the Egyptian cease-fire proposal, the failure to respect the humanitarian … [Read more...]
Foreign Policy Farce: U.S. Conduct of Israel = Palestinian Peace Process
July 23, 2013 By
Let's consider what has just happened. A farce. What is shocking is the lack of outrage by mainstream journalists and foreign policy opinion-makers. This has required the slanderous consignment of normal and proper and competent foreign policy practices--as would have been demanded and done at any time in U.S. history--to silly partisanship that isn't even worth discussing. The United States of America officially announced the resumption of negotiations when they are nowhere near … [Read more...]
The Resurgence of the Regimes in the Arab World
July 19, 2013 By
PJ Media, 19/7: The toppling of the Muslim Brotherhood power in Egypt by the army is an event of historic importance. It is important chiefly because it represents an enormous setback in a process which only a few months ago looked inexorable and unstoppable. That process was the replacement of the military-republic regimes in the Arab world by new regimes based on Sunni Islamism, with franchises of the Muslim Brotherhood most prominent among them. The setback … [Read more...]
Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan Racist Against Obama; So Why Does Obama Idolize Him
July 9, 2013 By
One of the key factors about revolutionary Islamism is that it is an innately ant-American and racist doctrine. Usually this is seen through antisemitism or ant-Christian views (since in the case of Islam, religion now seems to have been reintepreted as a race when convenient) but sometimes there are different, but not highly publicized examples, such as the racism employed against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Palestinian and other Arabic newspaper cartoons. Can you imagine how the … [Read more...]
Egypt: A Teachable Moment
July 5, 2013 By
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 4, 2013 Egypt is an amazing story and its meaning for the region is earthshaking. The apparent tidal wave of advance for revolutionary Islamism has been flicked aside by the courage of millions of Egyptians but—let’s remember—it would have been futile if the army had not taken their side. Just as on this spot 150 years ago to the day, another such great battle ended. There are many lessons in this and here is a brief discussion. A cautionary note: … [Read more...]
“Chaos in Middle East Grows as the U.S. Focuses on [Harassing] Israel”
July 2, 2013 By
I. Here's the story of the Middle East and of U.S. policy over decades in a few words in a headline from an article by Mark Landler and Jodi Rudoren:. "Chaos in Middle East Grows as the U.S. Focuses on Israel" I'd call it: Kerry Shuttles as the Middle East Burns Once again the United States is too busy trying to get the Holy Grail of Arab-Israeli peace while every country is in turmoil. Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Iran, etc., are in dangerous crises. Yet the White House stays wake at … [Read more...]
