SYRIA & LEBANON & JORDAN
Suggested reading & research from Ed Knox
Issues and questions to consider in advance of 11/6/15 discussion:
- Demography: check out population figures for entire neighborhood, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, SA, Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine.
- WWI political realities, how did war end, why borders? Were there potential better borders? Why would powers draw different borders? Where are rational borders today?
- Can Russian, Turkish, Iranian, US, Saudi, Jordanian, Israeli interests all be served in settling this issue?
- Which national interest is the hardest to deal with?
Topics to begin researching on the web:
Assad family
population minorities military government Damascus Beirut Iskenderun Aleppo Latakiya Alawi Hatay Peninsula |
Palmyra
Druze Hisballah Sabra and Shatillah Bek'a Valley Litani River Jumayyil (Gemayel) assassination Crusader kingdoms Ba'th Party Fertile Crescent Greater Syria UAR United Arab Republic |
Maps
Images: Drought in Syria
Articles
- "Russia and Syrian independence" by Radwan Zyada on "Middle East Monitor," Jan 10, 2020
- "White House Lifts Mysterious Hold on Military Aid to Lebanon" by Catie Edmondson & Edward Wong on "Lobe Log: Update," Dec 4, 2019
- "Trump’s Sanctions Have Solidified The IRGC’s Economic Empire" by Shervin Ghaffari on "Lobe Log: Update," Dec 4, 2019
- "Learning the Right Lessons from Protests in Iran" by International Crisis Group on "Lobe Log: Update," Dec 4, 2019
- "Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India" by Dexter Filkins on "Lobe Log: Update," Dec 4, 2019
- "White House Lifts Mysterious Hold on Military Aid to Lebanon" by Catie Edmondson & Edward Wong on "Lobe Log: Update," Dec 4, 2019
- "What Syria’s War Has Meant for Women" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Nov 25, 2019
- "In Lebanon, the Old Order Cracks" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 29, 2019
- "Lebanon Joins the Mass-Protest Club" on Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 23, 2019
- "The Lesson of Syria: Too Many Allies?" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 16, 2019
- "A ‘Fiasco’ in Syria?" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 15, 2019
- "The Turkish Perspective" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 15, 2019
- "The U.S. Turned Syria’s North Into a Tinderbox. Then Trump Lit a Match." by Max Fisher in "The New York Times: The Interpreter," Oct 16, 2019
- "Syria’s Tragic Endgame" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Sept 6, 2019
- "Syria war: Turkey warns Europe of new migrant wave" on "BBC News," Sept 5, 2019
- "How countries can learn from Jordan’s renewable energy pivot" by Robin Mills on "The National," June 10, 2019
- "Assad just raised the stakes for catastrophe in Syria. Trump is silent." by the Editorial Board of "The Washington Post," May 17, 2019
- "Conflict is far from over in Syria" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," April 29, 2019
- "US-Turkey buffer zone in Syria wouldn’t address the real issue" by Guney Yildiz on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," April 29, 2019
- "Beware the Mideast’s Falling Pillars" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," March 19, 2019
- "Trump’s ISIS Mishmash" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Feb 6, 2019
- "Syria Is Now About Turkey and Russia" by Aaron Stein ("Foreign Affairs') on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Jan 22, 2019
- "Former Envoy to Counter ISIS Reveals How Trump Decided to Leave Syria" by Brett McGurk ("The Washington Post") on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Jan 18, 2019
- "Turkey dismisses Trump threat to economy over Syrian Kurds" on "BBC News," Jan 14, 2019
- "Israel, in Rare Admission, Confirms Strike on Iranian Targets in Syria" by Isabel Kershner in "The New York Times," Jan 13, 2019
- "Bolton Counters Syria Withdrawal, Hires Iran Hawk" by Ben Armbruster on "Lobe Log," Jan 9, 2019
- "Trump Spews Incomprehensible Nonsense on Kurds, Syria, Afghanistan" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 3, 2019
- "The Long View on Syria Withdrawal?' by Russell Berman on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Dec 21, 2018
- "Iran’s Syrian Trap for Team Trump?" by Colin P. Clarke & Ariane Tabatabai on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Oct 16, 2018
- "How Syria Could Get Even Messier" by Con Coughlin (in "The National") on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Sept 14, 2018
- "Russia muddies the waters in Idlib" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Aug 27, 2018
- "Russia’s endgame in Idlib" by Robert S. Ford on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Aug 13, 2018
- "The death of a scientist" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Aug 6, 2018
- "Idlib’s fragile stability" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," June 11, 2018
- "Oil, soccer, and Syria: Saudi-Russian diplomacy" by Jean-François Seznec on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," June 11, 2018
- "Syria–Turkey barrier" on "Wikipedia" [undated]
- "Jordan’s Prime Minister Quits as Protesters Demand an End to Austerity" by Rana F. Sweis in "The New York Times," June 4, 2018
- "Resilient Jordan now needs to be adaptive" by Nasser bin Nasser on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," June 4, 2018
- "In Syria, Iran is playing the long game" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," June 4, 2018
- "Syria’s Assad gives Kurds option of Negotiation or War, Demands US Leave" from AFP on "Informed Comment," June 1, 2018
- "Lebanese election not a broad win for Hezbollah" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," May 7, 2018
- "Syria: bottom line questions" by Graham E. Fuller on "Lobe Log," April 18, 2018
- "President Trump, Remove Assad From Power, Or You’re Just Like Obama" by Emile Nakhleh on "Lobe Log," April 13, 2018
- "Assad’s chemical warfare" by Robert S. Ford on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," April 9, 2018
- "Lebanon at a crossroads" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," April 9, 2018
- "Bring troops home from Syria now" by Ron Paul on "USA Today," April 5, 2018
- "Syria summit" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," April 2, 2018
- "The fall of Afrin" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," March 19, 2018
- "How Trump is losing in Syria & why Haley is Posturing" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," March 13, 2018
- "Russia, Turkey and Iran take reins in Syria" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," March 12, 2018
- "Saudis Said to Use Coercion and Abuse to Seize Billions" by Ben Hubbard, David D. Kirkpatrick, Kate Kelly & Mark Mazzetti in "The New York Times," March 11, 2018
- "Violence in Eastern Ghouta intensifies" by Ibrahim al-Assil on "Middle East Institute: Weekly Briefing," Feb 20, 2018
- "Jordan Threads The Needle Between Moscow And Washington" by Shehab Al-Makahleh & Maria Al-Makahleh on "Lobe Log," Feb 19, 2018
- "Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands 'Axis of Resistance'" by Ben Hubbard, Isabel Kershner & Anne Barnard, in "The New York Times," Feb 19, 2018
- "Needed In Syria: Disengagement" by Paul Pillar on "Lobe Log," Feb 18, 2018
- "There’s a Lot To Be Optimistic About These Days. And Then There’s the Middle East." by Fareed Zakaria on "FareedZakaria.com," Feb 16, 2018
- "Another Iran-backed Iraqi militia leader visits Lebanon, threatens Israel" by Ahmad Majidyar on "Middle East Institute: Iran Observed," Feb 14, 2018
- "Iran-linked militias will play role in Syrian-Iraqi border security" by Ahmad Majidyar on "Middle East Institute: Iran Observed," Feb 13, 2018
- "Syria: You Own It, You Fix It, So Just Rent It" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Feb 13, 2018
- "Syria: War is over at the Center, but Powers nibbling at Edges" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 13, 2018
- "Syria’s war mutates into a regional conflict, risking a wider conflagration" by Liz Sly & Loveday Morris in "The Washington Post," Feb 12, 2018
- "Syrian air defense takes a hard blow" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Feb 12, 2018
- "A game of chicken in Syria" by Bilal Y. Saab on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Feb 12, 2018
- "Tillerson’s timely trip to Lebanon" by Paul Salem on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Feb 12, 2018
- "The Complicated War In Yemen" by Paul R. Pillar "Lobe Log," Feb 5, 2018
- "Lebanon issues arrest warrant for Iran-backed Iraqi militia commander" by Ahmad Majidyar on "Middle East Institute" Iran Observed," Jan 31, 2018
- "Sochi talks unlikely to yield fruit" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Jan 29, 2018
- "Turkey's preoccupation with Syrian Kurds could spell disaster for US" by Patrick Wintour in "The Guardian," Jan 23, 2018
- "72 Turkish Jets Bomb U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in Syria" by Carlotta Gall in "The New York Times," Jan 20, 2018
- "As US throws Kurds under the Bus, Is Turkey preparing to invade Syria?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 17, 2018
- "U.S.-Backed Force Could Cement a Kurdish Enclave in Syria" by Anne Barnard in "The New York Times," Jan 16, 2018
- "A changing course in northern Syria" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Jan 16, 2018
- "Putin’s Surprise Syria Visit" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Dec 11, 2017
- "Syria, Jerusalem, Energy Top Agenda for Putin-Erdogan Meeting" by Gonul Tol on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Dec 11, 2017
- "It's Official: Lebanese Prime Minister Not Resigning After All" by Anne Barnard in "The New York Times," Dec 5, 2017
- "Will Trump manage to stab both Syrian Kurds and Turkey in the Back at same time?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Nov 26, 2017
- "U.S. moves toward open-ended presence in Syria after Islamic state is routed" by Karen DeYoung & Liz Sly in "The Washington Post," Nov 22, 2017
- "Russia Pushing for Syria Settlement" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," Nov 20, 2017
- "Dual Power: Syrian Branch of Lebanese Hezbollah" by Ali Alfoneh on "Middle East Institute," Nov 16, 2017
- "Iran Hails End of Siege on Syria’s Deir Ezzor as Victory for 'Resistance'” by Ahmad Majidyar in Middle East Institute's "IranObserved Weekly Brief," Sept 6, 2017
- "Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the 'iron fist'" by Brian Whitaker on "Informed Comment," Sept 2, 2017
- "U.S. and Iran on a Collision Course in Syria, Again" by Ahmad Majidyar in Middle East Institute's "IranObserved Weekly Brief," Aug 30, 2017
- "Postponement of Kurdish Referendum Likely" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," Aug 28, 2017
- "Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?" on "Informed Comment," Aug 8, 2017
- "Was Emir Tamim’s Speech a Turning Point in the Qatar Crisis?" by Giorgio Cafiero on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," July 25, 2017
- "Trump Finds Reason for the U.S. to Remain in Afghanistan: Minerals" by Mark Landler & James Risen in "The New York Times," July 25, 2017
- "The Hidden Costs of 'National Security'” by William D. Hartung on "TomDispatch.com," July 25, 2017
- "The CIA is Entering a Danger Zone. Here's the Map" by David Ignatius in "The Washington Post," July 25, 2017
- "For China's Global Ambitions, 'Iran Is at the Center of Everything'" by Thomas Erdbrink in "The New York Times," July 25, 2017
- "U.S. Absent as Israel-Palestine Violence Escalates" by Eran Etzion on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," July 24, 2017
- "Erdogan Visits Gulf to Resolve Crisis" by W. Robert Pearson on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," July 24, 2017
- "Al-Qaeda Takeover of Idlib Tests Turkey" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," July 24, 2017
- "Middle East to Loom Large at G-20 Summit" by Allen Keiswetter on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," July 3, 2017
- "How Iran Recruited Afghan Refugees to Fight Assad's War" by Ali M. Latifi in "The New York Times," June 30, 2017
- "Blundering Into Yet Another Middle East War" by Jim Lobe and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," June 21, 2017
- "U.S. and Iran-Russia-Assad Compete for Syria’s East" by Charles Lister on Middle East Institute's "Monday Briefing: Eastern Syria a Hotbed of Geopolitical Interests," June 19, 2017
- "Putin’s End Game in Syria" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," June 18, 2017
- "Jordan plays it safe: Not much might in the Hashemites" in "The Economist," Feb 4, 2017
- "Open Sesame: Science centre unveiled in Jordan" by David Shukman on "BBC News," May 16, 2017
- "Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today" by Andrea Williams on "Informed Comment," April 26, 2017
- "Why is Trump Fighting ISIS in Syria?" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," April 12, 2017
- "U.S. Takes Sharper Tone on Russia's Role in Syria" by Julie Hirschfeld Davis & David E. Sanger in "The New York Times," April 12, 2017
- "Airstrikes in Search of a Strategy" by Paul Salem in "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," April 10, 2017
- "U.S Strike on Syria: Too Little, Too Late" by Charles Lister in "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," April 10, 2017
- "Turkey Hopes for Greater U.S. Role in Syria" by Gonul Tol in "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," April 10, 2017
- "One Missile Strike Is Not a Strategy" by Fareed Zakaria on "fareedzakaria.com," April 7, 2017
- "Syria's 'Conundrum': Limited Strikes Risk Entrenching Assad's Strategy" by Max Fisher in "The New York Times," April 7, 2017
- "Islamic State and the crisis in Iraq and Syria in maps" from "BBC News," April 7, 2017
- "How the World Reacted to President Donald Trump's Air Strike On Syria" by Tara John in "Time," April 7, 2017
- "The Demise of Academia in Erdogan’s Turkey" by Emre Celik on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," April 6, 2017
- "Will Mexico Get Half of Its Territory Back?" by Enrique Krauze in "The New York Times," April 6, 2017
- "Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," April 6, 2017
- "President Trump’s Real-World Syria Lesson" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," April 5, 2017
- "Has Trump deferred to Russia in Syria?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," April 3, 2017
- "Trump Adopting Obama Policies on Syria" by Randa Slim on "Middle Institute Monday Briefing," April 3, 2017
- "U.S. and the Middle East: Power politics or amateur hour?" by Michael J. Brenner on "Salon," March 22, 2017
- "Iran, Israel, Syria to Top Arab Summit Agenda" by Paul Salem on "Middle East Institute: Monday Briefing," March 20, 2017
- "Syria: As 400 more Troops go in, What’s Trump’s Mission?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," March 10, 2017
- "The Middle East That Might Have Been" by Nick Danforth in "The Atlantic," Feb 13, 2015 (about the 1919 King-Crane Commission)
- "More Syria Talks this Week" by Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," Feb 13, 2017
- "Syria Technical Meeting takes place in Astana" by Randa Slim in the "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," Feb 7, 2017
- "A Map and a Lens 2013-2016: a comprehensive visual guide to Jordan’s history, and by extension, that of the Levant region" by Bashar Tabbah on "mapandlens.com" [undated]
- "Up to 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian jail, says Amnesty" by Martin Chulov in "The Guardian," Feb 7, 2017
- "Syrian Regime Ignores Cease-Fire Call" by Robert S. Ford in "Middle East Institute Monday Briefing," Jan 30, 2017
- "Who Is an Arab?" by W. Montgomery Watt & Pierre Cachia on "University of Pennsylvania-African Studies Center" [undated]
- "Trump Visa Denials target same countries Bush vowed to Overthrow" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 28, 2017
- "Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump" from TeleSur on "Informed Comment," Jan 24, 2017
- "Trump to al-Sisi: Syria’s al-Assad is a Brave, steadfast Man (Beirut Report)" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 24, 2017
- "Trump Admin Nominations Calm MidEast Allies" by Gerald Feierstein on "Middle East Institute," Jan 17, 2017
- "U.S. to be Notably Absent from Syria Talks" by Robert S. Ford on "Middle East Institute," Jan 17, 2017
- "From Syria to Sanctions, Flynn-Russia Quid Pro Quo?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 14, 2017
- The Middle East in the Year Ahead" by various authors on "Middle East Institute," Jan 5, 2017 (includes pieces on Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudia Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the "War on Terror")
- "Top Eight Mideast Stories of 2016 that Shaped our World" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Dec 31, 2016
- "Erdogan-Putin Syria Bromance as Turkey accuses US of backing ISIL" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Dec 28, 2016
- "Tragedy Made Steve Kerr See the World Beyond the Court" by John Branch in "The New York Times," Dec 22, 2016 (Click here for pdf.)
- "Middle East Perceptions of the Roles Played by Global and Regional Powers" by James J. Zogby on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Dec 18, 2016
- "Bashar Assad Claims A Major Victory, But Syria's War Isn't Over" by Greg Myre on "Middle East Institute," Dec 14, 2016
- "Flynn Clueless on Syrian Nukes" by Jim Lobe on LobeLog Foreign Policy," Dec 8, 2016
- "Flynn: Prophet Muhammad and Quran Are 'Incompatible' With Modernity" by Eli Clifton on LobeLog Foreign Policy," Dec 6, 2016
- "Syria’s Path From Civic Uprising to Civil War" by Heiko Wimmen at "Carnegie Endowment for International Peace," Nov 22, 2016
- "Contradictions in Trump's MidEast Policy" by Paul Salem in Middle East Institute's "Monday Briefing," Nov 21, 2016
- "Putin's Response to Trump Victory: Take Aleppo" by Randa Slim in Middle East Institute's "Monday Briefing," Nov 21, 2016
- "Could Trump reform US foreign policy?" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe," Nov 13, 2016 ("Globe" subscription may be required)
- "October surprise? No, beware the November blitz" by Thanassis Cambanis on "thanassiscambanis.com," Nov 4, 2016
- Middle East Institute's "Briefing: Middle East Reactions to the U.S. Election" includes "Trump’s Win Adds New Dynamics to Unstable Middle East" by Paul Salem, "What a TrumRetryp Presidency Means for Syria/Iraq" by Robert S. Ford, "Israel’s Right Welcomes Trump’s Victory" by Eran Etzion, "Erdogan Treads Carefully on Trump" by Gönül Tol, "Iran’s Moderates Fear Trump Presidency" by Alex Vatanka, and "G.C.C. Uncertain About Trump" by Gerald Feierstein, Nov 9, 2016
- "Turkey: the road towards dictatorship and the west’s responsibility" by Mehmet Ugur on "Informed Comment," Nov 6, 2016
- "Why Turkey Is Entering A Dangerous Phase After Arresting Kurdish Opposition Leaders" by Borzou Daragahi on "BuzzFeed," Nov 4, 2016
- "'We Don't Owe Anyone': Egypt Jousts With its Chief Benefactor, Saudia Arabia" by Nour Youssef & Diaa Hadid in "The New York Times," Nov 1, 2016
- "Michel Aoun Rises to Lebanese Presidency, Ending Power Vacuum" by Thanassis Cambanis in "The New York Times," Oct 31, 2016
- "Syria—What Cost 'Victory'?" by Graham E. Fuller in "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Nov/Dec 2016
- "It’s Difficult to Keep Allies in Line In the Post-Ideological Era" by Shireen T. Hunter on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Oct 27, 2016
- "Why the Middle East knows not to trust the United States" by David Ignatius in "The Washington Post," Oct 25, 2016
- "Turkey's Push to Join Battle for Mosul Inflames Tension with Iraq" by Tim Arango & Michael R. Gordon in "The New York Times," Oct 23, 2016
- "The Siege Starts Without Warning" by Miljenko Jergovic in "The New York Times," Oct 21, 2016
- "'Brexit,' Migration, Trade: E.U.'s List of Crises Keeps Growing" by James Kanter & Stephen Castle in "The New York Times," Oct 20, 2016
- "Turkey After July 15 - Dawn or Disaster?" by W. Robert Pearson on "Middle East Institute," Oct 17, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: ISIS Loses Dabiq" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute," Oct 17, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: Egypt Maneuvers with Russia as Cairo Simmers" by Paul Salem on "Middle East Institute," Oct 17, 2016
- "Diplomatic Dead-End on Syria" by Robert S. Ford on "Middle East Institute," Oct 11, 2016
- "Putin, Erdogan Continue Diplomatic Dance" by Gonul Tol on "Middle East Institute," Oct 11, 2016
- "American Power at the Crossroads: A Snapshot of a Multipolar World in Action" by Dilip Hiro on "TomDispatch.com," Oct 11, 2016
- "Russia and Turkey Make up: What implications for Syria, Kurds?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 11, 2016
- "Syria Provokes an American Anxiety: Is U.S. Power Really So Special?" by Max Fisher & Amanda Taub in "The New York Times," Oct 8, 2016
- "Syria—What Cost “Victory?”" by Graham E. Fuller on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Oct 7, 2016
- "Syria isn’t a cold war conflict: the US and Russia can’t just fix it" by Mary Dejevsky in "The Guardian," Oct 4, 2016
- "No End to Syria’s Agony in Sight?" by Peter Jenkins, Sergey Batsanov & James Watt on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Oct 1, 2016
- "Trump’s Pro-ISIS Foreign Policy" by Fawaz A. Gerges on "Informed Comment," Sept 25, 2016
- "America’s New Reality: Mad Bombers, Merchants of Death, & Lawmaking Harlots" by Tom Engelhardt on "Informed Comment," Sept 23, 2016
- "His Grip Still Secure, Bashar al-Assad Smiles as Syria Burns" by Ben Hubbard in "The New York Times," Sept 17, 2016
- "A Russian-Iranian Axis" by Vali R. Nasr in "The New York Times," Sept 16, 2016
- "Facing Water Challenges in the Middle East" by Aysegul Kibaroglu on "Middle East Institute, Sept 14, 2016
- "The United Nations: What’s the Point?" by Uri Friedman in "The Atlantic," Sept 2, 2016
- "America's Mr. Diplomacy" by the Editorial Board of "The New York Times," Sept 14, 2016
- "Let Us Rid the World of Wahhabism" by Mohammed Javad Zarif in "The New York Times," Sept 13, 2016
- "Turkey Uses Post-Coup Emergency Decrees to Purge Mayors and Teachers" by Ceylan Yeginsu in "The New York Times," Sept 9, 2016
- "Russia, Already Reinserting Itself in Middle East, Enters Israeli-Palestinian Fray" by Peter Baker & Isabel Kershner in "The New York Times," Sept 9, 2016
- "The free-for-all in Syria will make your head spin" by Richard Allen Greene on "CNN," Aug 25, 2016
- "After 9/11, We Thought It Would Be a Generation-Long Struggle; We Were Wrong" by Richard Clarke on "ABC News," Sept 8, 2016
- "US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria ‘unacceptable’" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 30, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: Turkish Incursion into Syria, OPEC Meeting" By Gönül Tol, Daniel Serwer & Jean-François Seznec on "Middle East Institute," Aug 29, 2016
- "America’s Syria SNAFU: Pentagon’s Militias fight Turkey & CIA’s Militias" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 28, 2016
- "Can Israel and the Arab States Be Friends?" by the Editorial Board of "The New York Times," Aug 27, 2016
- "Is Turkey’s incursion into Syria about Daesh, or about the Kurds?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 25, 2016
- "Of Course 'the Ayatollah Thinks He Won'” by Ali Gharib on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Aug 23, 2016
- "Russian Realism in the Middle East" by Paul R. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Aug 20, 2016
- "Playing With Fire in Ukraine" by the Editorial Board of "The New York Times," Aug 19, 2016
- "Dragon Rising? China seeks Closer military Cooperation with Syria" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 18, 2016
- "Monsters to Destroy: Top 7 Reasons the US could not have forestalled Syrian Civil War" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 12, 2016
- "Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart" by Scott Anderson with photos by Paolo Pellegrin in "The New York Times," Aug 11, 2016
- "What Russia and Turkey Bring to Syria" by the Editorial Board of "The New York Times," Aug 11, 2016
- "What If Saudi Arabia Collapses?" by Theodore Karasik and Joseph Cozza on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Aug 10, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: Erdogan Reaching Out to Russia; Update on Battle for Aleppo" by W. Robert Pearson, Alex Vatanka, Charles Lister, Marvin G. Weinbaum & Mabrouka M'Barek on "Middle East Institute," Aug 8, 2016
- "How a Secretive Branch of ISIS Built a Global Network of Killers" by Rukmini Callimachi in "The New York Times," Aug 3, 2016
- "Is Saudi Arabia Really Inviting Russia to Play a Bigger Role in the Middle East?" by Mark N. Katz on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Aug 2, 2016
- "Turkish-Russian Rapprochement Turbocharged by Istanbul Coup Attempt" by Dorian Jones on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," July 30, 2016
- "Pentagon scrambles to patch up ties with Turkey at pivotal moment in Islamic State fight" by Missy Ryan in "The Washington Post," July 29, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: Turkey's Post-Coup Military Restructuring and US-Russia Meeting in Geneva on Syria Coordination" by Gönül Tol & Randa Slim on "Middle East Institute," July 25, 2016
- "Time to talk in Syria" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe," July 10, 2016
- "Inside ISIS: Quietly preparing for the loss of the ‘caliphate’" by Joby Warrick & Souad Mekhennet in "The Washington Post," July 12, 2016
- "Monday Briefing: Chilcot Report, French FM in Lebanon, Iran Economy" by Daniel Serwer, Alex Vatanka on Paul Salem at "Middle East Institute," July 11, 2016
- "A century on: Why Arabs resent Sykes-Picot" on "aljazeera.com" [undated]
- "'Brexit' and Russia Loom Over Obama's final NATO Summit Meeting" by Mark Landler in "The New York Times," July 7, 2016
- "ISIS Has Lost Many of the Key Places It Once Controlled" by Sarah Almukhtar, Tim Wallace & Derek Watkins in "The New York Times," July 3, 2016
- "Time for US to act in Syria" by Thanassis Cambanis in "The Boston Globe, June 30, 2016
- "Is the Mideast disintegrating or just being Auctioned Off?" by Patrick Cockburn on "Informed Comment," June 29, 2016
- “Former Ambassador Robert Ford on the State Department Mutiny on Syria” by Robin Wright in "The New Yorker," June 17, 2016
- "51 U.S. Diplomats Urge Strikes Against Assad in Syria" by Mark Landler in "The New York Times, June 16, 2016
- "World More violent in past Year, but Middle East drives Deterioration" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," June 10, 2016
- "United Nations Chief Exposes Limits to His Authority by Citing Saudi Threat" by Somini Sengupta in "The New York Times," June 9, 2016
- "How long will we ignore Syria’s suffering?" by Fareed Zakaria on "fareedzakaria.com," June 2, 2016
- "Jordan’s Syrian Refugee Economic Gamble" by Taylor Luck on "Midle East Institute," May 24, 2016
- "Behind the Barricades of Turkey's Hidden War" by Robert F. Worth in "The New York Times Magazine," May 24, 2016
- "Obama Not to Blame for Region’s Failures" by Thomas W. Lippman on "Middle East Institute," May 16, 2016
- "100th Anniversary: What did the Sykes-Picot Agreement mean for the Middle East?" by Stephen Pascoe on "Informed Comment," May 13, 2016
- "The Failures of Success" by Fareed Zakaria on "FareedZakaria.com," May 12, 2016
- "Losing the war on jihadism" by Christina Pazzanese in "Harvard Gazette," May 4, 2016
- "The Middle East’s fading frontiers" by Thanassis Cambanis in "The Boston Globe," May 1, 2016
- "How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East" by Robin Wright in "The New Yorker," April 30, 2016
- "6 Policies Obama wants Saudi Arabia to Change" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," April 19, 2016
- "Israel Will Never Give Golan Heights to Syria, Netanyahu Vows" by Isabel Kershner in "The New York Times," April 18, 2016
- "Syria: Al-Assad Family’s Massive Stolen Wealth in Panama Papers helps explain Revolution" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," April 6, 2016
- "Turkey’s Plan to Expand Its Periphery" by Robert Olson on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," April 5, 2016
- "Al-Qaeda Tries to Spoil Syrian Cease-Fire" by Charles Lister on "Middle East Institute," April 4, 2016
- "On the American Front Line Against ISIS" by Robin Wright in "The New Yorker," March 29, 2016
- "Randa Slim on Russia’s Decision to Partially Withdraw from Syria" by Randa Slim & Antoun Issa on "Middle East Institute," March 14, 2016
- "Mystery: Russia & Hizbullah begin withdrawal from Syria" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," by March 15, 2016
- "Obama Criticizes the 'Free Riders' Among America's Allies" by Mark Landler in "The New York Times," March 10, 2016
- "A Truce in Syria" by Dexter Filkins in "The New Yorker," March 7, 2016
- "Saudi Arabia Cuts Billions in Aid to Lebanon, Opening Door for Iran" by Anne Barnard in "The New York Times," March 2, 2016
- "Building on the Syrian Truce" by Paul R. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," March 1, 2016
- "Syrian Ceasefire: A Signal that Russia is winning the War?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 27, 2016
- "Kerry warns of break up of Syria; but is that Realistic?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 25, 2016
- "Will Syrian Kurds defeat ISIL , helping Democrats win White House in 2016?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 20, 2016
- "The media are misleading the public on Syria" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe," Feb 18, 2016
- "Civility? Professor Proposes Israel 'flatten' a City of 1 million" by Belén Fernández on "Informed Comment," Feb 19, 2016
- "How Can Turkey Overcome Its Foreign Policy Mess?" by Graham E. Fuller on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Feb 19, 2016
- Syria: Instead of a Cease-Fire, have Great Powers unleashed new Proxy Wars?" by Baher Kamal on "Informed Comment," Feb 17, 2016
- "Whack-a-Terrorist in Libya" by Paul R. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Feb 16, 2016
- "A Struggle for World Order and a Russian Tragedy" by Jan Techau on "Carnegie Europe," Feb 13, 2016
- "Saudi-Iran Conflict Is Not America’s Fault" by Reza Marashi on "niacouncil.org," Feb 12, 2016
- "Work with the Russians on Syria" by Paul R. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Feb 12, 2016
- "Russian Intervention in Syrian War Has Sharply Reduced U.S. Options" by David E. Sanger in "The New York Times," Feb 10, 2016
- "As Syria Devolves Further, Allies Criticize American Policy" by Ceylan Yeginsu in "The New York Times," Feb 10, 2016
- "NATO to Expand Military Presence in Europe to Deter Russians" by Michael S. Schmidt in "The New York Times," Feb 10, 2016
- "Syria, already a catastrophe, seems on the verge of an uncontrollable disaster" by Karen DeYoung & Liz Sly in "The Washington Post," Feb 9, 2016
- "Erdogan Threatened Europe with Refugees, now Demanding US abandon Syrian Kurds" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 9, 2016
- "America’s Syrian Shame" by Roger Cohen in "The New York Times," Feb 9, 2016
- "Israel frets about “Iran as Neighbor” if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 8, 2016
- "Syrian Forces Press Aleppo, Sending Thousands Fleeing" by Anne Bernard in "The New York Times," Feb 5, 2016
- "New Offensive by Assad's Forces Overshadows Syria Peace Talks" by Nick Cumming-Bruce in "The New York Times," Feb 2, 2016
- "Syria: The Mother of all Battles for Aleppo is Joined" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Feb 5, 2016
- "President Xi Jinping of China Is All Business in Middle East Visit" by Jane Perlez in "The New York Times," Jan 30, 2016
- "Why is Israel so cautious on the Islamic State? A recent war game explains why." by David Ignatius in "The Washington Post," Jan 26, 2016
- "Why Is It So Difficult for Syrian Refugees to Get Into the U.S.?" by Eliza Griswold in "The New York Times," Jan 20, 2016
- "Can Iran Change?" by Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in "The New York Times, Jan 19, 2016
- "Prince of Araby: The reckless power behind the Saudi throne" by Susan de Muth on "Informed Comment," Jan 13, 2016
- "Iraq Offers to Mediate Dispute Between Saudi Arabia and Iran" by Kareem Fahim in "The New York Times," Jan 6, 2016
- "How do Sunni and Shia Islam Differ?" by John Harney in "The New York Times," Jan 3, 2016
- "ISIS' Territory Shrank in Syria and Iraq This Year" (with maps) by Sergio Peçanha & Derek Watkins in "The New York Times," Dec 22, 1015
- "Saudi Arabia's Barbaric Executions" by the Editorial Board at "The New York Times," Jan 4, 2016
- "Top 7 Middle East Foreign Policy Challenges in 2016" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Jan 1, 2016
- "Russia Rearms for a New Era" by Catrin Einhorn, Hannah Fairfield & Tim Wallace in "The New York Times," Dec 24, 2015
- "Negotiating the Whirlwind: Can Secretary of State John Kerry break through in Syria?" by David Remnick in "The New Yorker," Dec 21, 2015
- "The Return of History" by Aatish Taseer in "The New York Times," Dec 11, 2015
- "Pentagon Seeks to Knit Foreign Bases Into ISIS-Foiling Network" by Mark Mazzetti & Eric Schmitt in "The New York Times," Dec 10, 2015
- "The Smile on the Face of the Tiger" by James Spencer on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Dec 11, 2015"
- New Poll Highlights Need for Reform in the Middle East" by Derek Davison on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Dec 10, 2015
- "What Are Turkish Troops Doing in Northern Iraq?" by Dexter Filkins in "The New Yorker," Dec 9, 2015
- "#You Ain't No American, Bro" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Dec 9, 2015
- "Why ISIL won't be defeated" by Aljazeera staff on "Aljazeera.com," Dec 8, 2015
- "Vacuum of Knowledge: What you Need to know about the History of Syria" by Joseph Richard Preville & Julie Poucher Harbin for "ISLAMiCommentary" on "Informed Comment," Dec 7, 2015
- "A brief guide to Climate Change, COP21 and the Middle East" by Lina Eklund on "Informed Comment," Dec 7, 2015
- "Obama vs. Daesh/ISIL: Freedom is more powerful than Fear & We Refuse to take the Bait" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Dec 7, 2015
- "Syria: Mission Impossible" by John Feffer on "Informed Comment," Dec 4, 2015
- "How Turkish President Erdogan went Wrong: Dividing and Not Ruling" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Dec 4, 2015
- "Putin's Syrian Misadventure" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Dec 2, 2015
- "Why did Turkey dare shoot down a Russian Plane? The Proxy War in Syria" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Nov 25, 2015
- "What Saudi Arabia is (and isn’t) doing in the fight against the Islamic State" by Adam Taylor in "The Washington Post," Nov 25, 2015
- "Je Suis Encore Charlie?" by John Feffer on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Nov 21, 2015
- "Syrian Refugee Crisis: Another Perspective" by Wayne White on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Nov 20, 2015
- "For Russia, Links Between Caucasus and ISIS Provoke Anxiety" by Neil MacFarquhar in "The New York Times," Nov 20, 2015
- "Putin’s crushing strategy for Syria" by Thanassis Cambanis 9in "The Boston Globe," Nov 20, 2015
- "Putin Plan: The Russian President's Strategy for Syria" by Matthias Schepp on "Spiegel Online," Nov 14, 2015
- "The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS" by Olivier Roy in "The New York Times," Nov 16, 2015
- "The Gulf Arabs Slip out of Dodge" by Paul F. Pillar on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Nov 15, 2015
- "Israel stakes claim to Golan after oil find" by Jonathan Cook on "Middle East Eye," Nov 13, 2015
- "Debating Russia's Aims in Syria" by Ibrahim al-Assil, Wayne White and Randa Slim on "Middle East Eye," Nov 10, 2015
- "ISIS Ally in Egypt Emerges as Key Suspect in Russian Jet Crash" by David D. Kirkpatrick in "The New York Times," Nov 9, 2015
- "The dangers of Obama’s incrementalism" by Fareed Zakaria in "The Washington Post," Nov 5, 2015
- "The Real Reason al-Assad Met Putin in Moscow" by Charles Recknagel on "Informed Comment," Oct 22, 2015
- "Powerful Gestures: America's Apathy About the Syrian Refugees" by George Packer in "The New Yorker," Nov 9, 2015
- "A Mass Migration Crisis, and It May Yet Get Worse" by Rod Nordland in "The New York Times," Oct 31, 2015
- "Discordant Verdicts on U.S. Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little" by Peter Baker & Eric Schmitt in "The New York Times," Oct 31, 2015
- "Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 30, 2015
- "Why Russia Fears ISIL: Panic over Domestic Terror Plots & Wave of Arrests" by Joanna Paraszczuk on "Informed Comment," Oct 30, 2015
- "Ripples of the Iran Deal" by Roger Cohen in "The New York Times," Oct 29, 2015
- "In Syria, the US has nothing but bad options" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe," Oct 27, 2015
- "What If They Gave a War and Everyone Came? - What Could Possibly Go Wrong (October 2015 Edition)" by Peter Van Buren on "TomDispatch.com," Oct 22, 2015
- "Britain Unveils Plans to Fight Extremism in Young Muslims" by Stephen Castle in "The New York Times," Oct 19, 2015
- "Putting Out the Syrian Fire: Can Diplomacy Do What War Couldn’t?" by Jo Comerford & Mattea Kramer on "TomDispatch.com," Oct 18, 2015
- "Ottomans saved Hungarian PM Orban’s Ancestors; now he says Islam never part of Europe" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 17, 2015
- "Islamic State Tries to Show It Can Govern in Iraq and Syria" by Margaret Coker & Alexis Flynn in "The Wall Street Journal," Oct 13, 2015
- "Syria, Obama and Putin" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Sept 30, 2015
- "The generators of ISIS still remain" by Rami G. Khouri in "The Daily Star (Lebanon)," May 13, 2015
- "ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia" by Joanna Paraszczuk on "Informed Comment," Oct 15, 2015
- "Iran in Syria? Reports its Troops plan Idlib, Aleppo Campaigns" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 15, 2015
- "Don’t Ally with Saudi Arabia against Russia" by Eldar Mamedov on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Oct 14, 2015
- "Russian Military Uses Syria as Proving Ground, and West Takes Notice" by Steven Lee Myers & Eric Schmitt in "The New York Times," Oct 14, 2015
- "Turkey Expresses Concern to U.S. and Russia Over Help for Syrian Kurds" by Tim Arango & Anne Barnard in "The New York Times," Oct 14, 2015
- "Al-Qaeda in Syria calls for revenge attacks on Russia" by Loveday Morris & Natasha Abbakumova in "The Washington Post," Oct 13, 2015
- "A Road to Damascus, via Moscow" by Gordon Adams & Stephen M. Walt in "The New York Times," Oct 13, 2015
- "U.S. Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia" by Anne Barnard & Karam Shoumali, "The New York Times," Oct 12, 2015
- "Does Obama have a Syria Strategy? Putin Does." by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 12, 2015
- "The Mideast’s New Cold War: Why Russia won’t Defeat Iraq’s Extremists" by Mustafa Habib on "Informed Comment," Oct 12, 2015
- "Putin’s Syria Strikes Irk some among Russia’s 16 mn. Muslims, Raise Risks" by Tom Balmforth on "Informed Comment," Oct 11, 2015
- "How Syria is becoming a test bed for high-tech weapons of electronic warfare" by David Stupples on "Informed Comment," Oct 10, 2015
- "Putin’s Imperial Adventure in Syria" by Simon Sebag Montefiore in "The New York Times," Oct 9, 2015
- "Abdallah al-Muhaysini, a Pivotal Figure in the Islamist Insurgency in Syria" by Waleed Rikab on "Syria C0mment," Oct 7, 2015
- "The siege of Damascus: Everyday life in Syria’s savage war" by Peter Osborne on "Middle East Eye," Sept 28, 2015
- "What is Russia’s Strategy in Syria & Why does Egypt Approve?" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Oct 8, 2015
- "The EU’s Emerging Post-Deal Iran Strategy" by Eldar Mamedov on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Sept 14, 2015
- "US Intel Chief: Iraq and Syria may not Survive as States" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment, Sept 14, 2015
- "Germany seeks Talks with Russia over Syria as Putin conducts Naval Maneuvers off Tartous" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Sept 13, 2015
- "The Middle East: Who says popular quest for change has been quelled?" by James M. Dorsey on "The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer," Aug 29, 2015"
- Middle Eastern Zen" by Roger Cohen in "The New York Times," Aug 27, 2015
- "They’re Baaack! Neoconservatives, Netanyahu, and the GOP set up US-Iran War of 2017" by David Bromwich on "Informed Comment," Aug 24, 2015
- "Barak– Netanyahu was on verge of Attacking Iran 3 Times 2010-12 (Why Listening to him on Iran Diplomacy is Daft)" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," Aug 22, 2015
- "The World’s Hot Spot" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Aug 19, 2015
- "If I Were an Israeli Looking at the Iran Deal" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," Aug 12, 2015
- "How worried should we be about terrorism?" by Global Public Square staff on "Fareed Zakaria GPS," Nov 24, 2014
- "Just What Is Turkey Up To?" by Graham E. Fuller on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," July 31, 2015
- "The Kurdish Elephant" by John Feffer on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," July 30, 2015
- "The Balance of Power in the Middle East Just Changed" by Peter Van Buren on "TomDispatch," July 28, 2015
- "Goals Diverge and Perils Remain as U.S. and Turkey Take on ISIS" by Anne Barnard and Michael R. Gordon in "The New York Times," July 27, 2015
- "Keep Pushing for an Iran Deal" by Roger Cohen in "The New York Times," Nov 25, 2014
- "The Islamic State Is Here to Stay" by Ahmed S. Hashim on "Vice News," June 5, 2015
- "Pres. Erdogan sees Syrian Kurds’ advance against ISIL as 'danger' to Turkey" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," June 15, 2015
- "No easy choice on ISIS" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe, June 5, 2015
- "Authoritarian Symps" by John Feffer on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," May 31, 2015
- "The Middle East in 2015 and Beyond: Trends and Drivers" by Paul Salem at "Middle East Institute," Nov 18, 2014
- "Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet" by Juan Cole on "InformedComment.com, April 17, 2015
- "The Islamic State: The beast keeps growing" by John McLaughlin in "USA Today," Feb 24, 2015
- "Iranophobia Complicates the Fight against ISIS" by Eldar Mamedov on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Feb 24, 2015
- "Lost in Syria" by Nicholas Schmidle in "The New Yorker," Feb 16, 2015
- "French, British colonialism grew a root of terrorism" by Stephen Kinzer in "The Boston Globe," Feb 11, 2015
- "Reports reveal joint CIA-Mossad operation to kill Hezbollah leader" by "Middle East Eye" staff, Jan 31, 2015
- "The slaying of the Saudi spider" by David Hearst on "Middle East Eye," Jan 31, 2015
- "How Islamist rebels engineered Israel’s oil grab in Syria" by Nafeez Ahmed on "Middle East Eye," Jan 28, 2015
- "Graham Fuller’s Five Middle East Predictions for 2015" by Graham E. Fuller on "LobeLog Foreign Policy," Jan 4, 2015
- "In the Syria We Don’t Know" by Charles Glass in "The New York Review of Books," Nov 6, 2014
- "How Climate Change Sparked the Crisis in Syria" by Michael Shank & Emily Wirzba in "US News & World Report," Sept 13, 2014.
- "U.S. Policy Toward the Islamic State and the Folly of Sanctioning Russia" by Hillary Mann Leverett on goingtotehran.com, Aug 31, 2014
- "How to Ensure a Thriving Caliphate" by Patrick Cockburn on "TomDispatch.com," Aug 21, 2014
- "Syria’s civil war tests whether borders drawn less than a century ago will last" by Liz Sly in "The Washington Post," Dec 26, 2013
- "Far Right in Eastern Europe Makes Gains as Syrians Arrive" by Andrew Higgins in "The New York Times," Dec 14, 2013
- "Hezbollah and the Assassination of Hassan Laqees" by Randa Slim, Middle East Institute, Dec 09, 2013
- "The Middle East warmly welcomes Iran Deal, sees it as Step toward Denuclearizing Israel" by Juan Cole in "Informed Comment," Nov 26, 2013
- "Mother Nature and the Middle Class," article by Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times, September 21, 2013.
- "Without Water, Revolution" by Thomas L. Friedman in "The New York Times," May 18, 2013
- "A Song of Lament for Syria" an opinion piece by Nihad Sirees in The New York Times, April 26, 2013.
- "U.S. Policy on Syria is Naïve and Counter-Productive" by Rami George Khouri, March 2, 2013.
Books:
- Kerr, Malcolm H., The Arab Cold War: Gamal 'Abd al-Nasir and His Rivals, 1958-1970, 1971
- Shadid, Anthony , Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East
- "The Mystery of ISIS" by Anonymous in "The New York Review of Books," Aug 13, 2015, a review of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror by Michael Weiss & Hassan Hassan and ISIS: The State of Terror by Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger