Fact number 1: A united and  peaceful Syria ruled by Assad is simply not possible anymore.It has ...

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That the Syrian conflict is complex is obvious. This ancient land is now the focal point of a number of simultaneous historic transformat...

Interview on MTV (in Arabic) on March 2, 2013

Assad's Shifting Strategy Where is Syria heading is a question many are pondering, as the world watches the recent crescendo of vi...

TV interview (in Arabic) on February 24, 2013 Press here to watch

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A Ride Across the River Good  to be back after a a few weeks hiatus. Observing current developments  from Beirut, there are many t...

Interview on LBC- Nharkom Saeed (Arabic) December 30, 2012

Less than an endorsement The transition drama continues to unfold in Egypt, and the rest of the world is watching with keen intere...

Déjà vu As soon as he assumed office as prime minister almost exactly twenty years ago, Rafic Hariri was made to understand the r...

No, it is not enough! After being mum for days following Syria’s issuance of arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Saad Har...

Morsi’s Flawed Referendum A sharply divided Egypt begins voting today on a controversial draft constitution. In principle, this impor...

The Brotherhood's Choice Last June I commented on the Islamic Brotherhood's election victory in Egypt. The current ev...

Wrong Lessons from Gaza  The Palestinian people and the Palestinian authority deserve to celebrate the hard won recognition of their s...

A Panel Discussion on the Future of Christians in the Middle East (from Almoustaqbal daily in Arabic)   نظمت "دار سائر المشر...

 Aljadeed Television Interview (in Arabic) on November 24, 2012

  The State of Palestine at the United Nations In the coming days the United Nations General Assembly (GA) will vote on Palestine’...

They Say a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words If you are wondering how confused (and confusing) some Lebanese can be, then here is an il...

And the New York State Supreme Court ruling is…. On August 4 this blog pointed to an interesting case before the New York State Sup...