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Saudi Arabia Lightens Up on Women – A Little 13
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 06 2018 16:05

The Populist Revolt Reaches Iraq 25
To Middle East on Tuesday May 22 2018 16:25

Hezbollah Wins in Lebanon – Sort Of 28
To Middle East on Tuesday May 15 2018 15:04

Hollywood Botches Beirut 32
To Middle East on Thursday Apr 26 2018 11:04

Castro Steps Down in Cuba. So What? 36
To Middle East on Friday Apr 20 2018 10:25

The Case for Bombing Assad 21
To Middle East on Thursday Apr 12 2018 09:46

Vladimir Putin Isn’t Our Pal 46
To Middle East on Thursday Apr 05 2018 17:46

The Turkish-American Alliance Heads Toward a Cliff 84
To Middle East on Friday Mar 30 2018 11:25

Go Ahead. Talk to Kim. 27
To Middle East on Thursday Mar 15 2018 18:25

Broken ISIS Recruits Return Home 357
To Middle East on Thursday Mar 08 2018 17:04

Turkey Takes its War Against the Kurds Into Europe 28
To Middle East on Friday Mar 02 2018 00:17

The Russian Attack Against America You Didn’t Hear About 699
To Middle East on Monday Feb 19 2018 19:46

So Much for Egypt’s Secret Alliance with Israel 56
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 06 2018 17:46

No, the Syrian Kurds are not Terrorists 26
To Middle East on Wednesday Jan 31 2018 18:25

Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO? 30
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 18 2018 17:05

Iran's Protests Reveal the Truth About Hassan Rouhani 22
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 11 2018 14:04

Is Iran's Regime About to Fall? 29
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 04 2018 14:04

Islamic Governments Cede West Jerusalem to Israel 170
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 19 2017 12:04

Jerusalem is Israel’s Capital and Always Will Be 47
To Middle East on Thursday Dec 07 2017 13:25

Donald Trump Kicks Syria’s Kurds to the Curb 26
To Middle East on Tuesday Nov 28 2017 12:46

Is Lebanon’s Prime Minister a Saudi Hostage? 33
To Middle East on Monday Nov 13 2017 12:46

How to Avoid a Nuclear War with North Korea 50
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 08 2017 10:58

Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon 52
To Middle East on Tuesday Nov 07 2017 11:04

Manafort Down 44
To Middle East on Monday Oct 30 2017 13:46

Trump Throws the Kurds to the Wolves 250
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 26 2017 11:04

Turkey Is Behaving like an Enemy Now 43
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 12 2017 14:46

The Trump Administration Just Stabbed the Kurds in the Front 22
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 04 2017 12:04

The First Book in the Resurrection Series is Now Free 19
To Middle East on Thursday Sep 28 2017 10:04

The Black Sheep of NATO 37
To Middle East on Monday Sep 25 2017 18:46

New book release – the sequel to Resurrection 18
To Middle East on Friday Sep 22 2017 12:04

Cuba’s Dig Out from Hurricane Irma Could Take a Generation 234
To Middle East on Wednesday Sep 13 2017 15:04

Turkey Can Forget About EU Membership 30
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 05 2017 11:45

America’s Longest War Is Hardly Its Worst 21
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 29 2017 13:45

The Kurds Are About to Blow Up Iraq 376
To Middle East on Thursday Aug 17 2017 16:24

North Korea Leaves Us With Only One Good Option 70
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 09 2017 15:25

Russia Threatens Poland Over Decommunization 29
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 01 2017 11:24

Congress Makes Russian Sanctions Trump-proof 23
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 26 2017 14:45

Iran Takes Another American Hostage 20
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 18 2017 10:03

Ukraine’s Risky Bid to Join NATO 19
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 13 2017 14:42

After Liberation, Will Mosul Fall to Iran? 12
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 12 2017 13:45

Congress Considers Banning Tourism to North Korea 21
To Middle East on Friday Jun 30 2017 18:03

Why China Hasn’t Stopped North Korea and Probably Won’t 188
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 22 2017 22:45

Assad Still Must Go 54
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 15 2017 10:45

What the Qatar Blockade is Really About 381
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 13 2017 18:27

Why the Rise of Corbyn's Labour Party Should Worry the West 56
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 13 2017 10:24

Trump's Trip a Disaster for Transatlantic Relations 96
To Middle East on Tuesday May 30 2017 19:24

The Geopolitical Education of Donald Trump 88
To Middle East on Monday May 22 2017 19:24

Syria’s Surreal Fake Peace Process 90
To Middle East on Monday May 15 2017 15:46

Arming the Kurds Is Worth Angering the Turks 94
To Middle East on Friday May 12 2017 13:04

The Center Holds in France—but for How Long? 78
To Middle East on Monday May 08 2017 23:03

Russia is Arming the Taliban 1079
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 30 2017 22:26

The Real North Korean Missile Crisis is Coming 203
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 19 2017 11:25

America First is Dead 225
To Middle East on Monday Apr 10 2017 18:58

Why Europe is Falling Apart 165
To Middle East on Monday Apr 10 2017 10:46

In Assad’s Syria, the Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil 120
To Middle East on Friday Apr 07 2017 08:47

Why Vladimir Putin Covets Montenegro 189
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 28 2017 18:03

Donald Trump's Cratering Credibility 79
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 22 2017 10:04

Brace Yourself for a New Cold War 55
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 08 2017 14:45

Radical Islam and its Discontents 74
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 01 2017 18:09

The Swamp Strikes Back 129
To Middle East on Monday Feb 13 2017 19:45

We Are Still Living With Eisenhower’s Biggest Mistake 37
To Middle East on Monday Feb 06 2017 11:45

The Real Problem with Trump’s Executive Order 31
To Middle East on Wednesday Feb 01 2017 17:45

The United States Slams the Door on Cuban Refugees 49
To Middle East on Monday Jan 23 2017 11:04

The New Arab-Israeli Alliance 54
To Middle East on Saturday Jan 21 2017 17:04

America’s Moment of Truth About Russia 25
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 12 2017 17:45

Turkey Goes Off the Rails 34
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 05 2017 15:03

The Fall of Aleppo 48
To Middle East on Thursday Dec 15 2016 17:45

Trump’s Taiwan Call Wasn’t a Blunder 73
To Middle East on Monday Dec 05 2016 18:47

Springtime for Morsi 10
To Middle East on Friday Dec 02 2016 10:46

How Trump’s General Mike Flynn Sees the World 83
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 30 2016 19:25

An Uncertain New Era Begins 37
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 16 2016 15:45

American Brexit 54
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 09 2016 15:03

The New Socialist Realists 21
To Middle East on Monday Nov 07 2016 11:04

An Open Letter to the Next Leader of the Free World 20
To Middle East on Friday Nov 04 2016 09:24

Estonia Prepares for an Anti-Russian Insurgency 38
To Middle East on Tuesday Nov 01 2016 17:24

Children of the Revolution 23
To Middle East on Monday Oct 24 2016 11:25

The Battle for Mosul is On 31
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 19 2016 13:24

Slow Blogging This Week 7
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 12 2016 14:45

What Just Happened in Colombia? 154
To Middle East on Monday Oct 03 2016 18:45

Trump Botches Iraq 33
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 27 2016 20:45

From Kosovo to Oman 18
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 20 2016 15:24

Cuba’s Walled Garden 26
To Middle East on Thursday Sep 08 2016 14:03

To Ban or Not to Ban the Burkini 26
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 31 2016 12:45

Liberal Democracy and its Discontents 12
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 17 2016 18:03

Comments are Temporarily Closed 26
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 17 2016 17:24

Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 17
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 10 2016 12:45

Russia Hacks the Republican Party 29
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 02 2016 12:03

Hanging with the People's Mujahadeen of Iran 14
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 21 2016 14:45

Slow Blogging For Now 10
To Middle East on Sunday Jul 17 2016 05:25

Will Brexit Unite Ireland? 26
To Middle East on Friday Jul 08 2016 04:45

History Returns to Europe 24
To Middle East on Monday Jun 27 2016 18:45

Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Radical Islam 34
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 22 2016 18:45

Banning Guns and Muslims Isn’t the Answer to Orlando 23
To Middle East on Monday Jun 13 2016 18:03

The Third Battle of Fallujah 20
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 01 2016 18:45

Venezuela Collapses, Colombia Rises 60
To Middle East on Tuesday May 24 2016 10:04

Washington’s Idiotic Echo Chamber 15
To Middle East on Wednesday May 11 2016 14:03

Iran Recruits Child Soldiers – Again 16
To Middle East on Monday May 02 2016 16:45

Iran Unleashes the Morality Police 27
To Middle East on Monday Apr 25 2016 17:24

The Cold Arab-Israeli Alliance Against Iran 11
To Middle East on Tuesday Apr 19 2016 17:24

The Rise of the Pirate Party 50
To Middle East on Monday Apr 11 2016 16:45

The Iranian Nuclear Deal Keeps Getting Worse 28
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 06 2016 15:46

Europe on the Brink 1580
To Middle East on Monday Mar 28 2016 19:25

In Cuba, Prosperity is a Crime 18
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 22 2016 12:45

Putin Declares Victory in Syria 35
To Middle East on Monday Mar 14 2016 18:45

New Book Release 8
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 23 2016 13:05

Moscow on the Tigris 27
To Middle East on Friday Feb 19 2016 09:05

No, Iran is Not a Democracy 17
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 16 2016 17:04

Hezbollah Devours Lebanon 24
To Middle East on Monday Feb 08 2016 17:46

Iran Gets its Blackmail Money 27
To Middle East on Monday Feb 01 2016 19:04

Life on the Bottom 21
To Middle East on Monday Jan 25 2016 19:47

Iran’s Hostage Victory 13
To Middle East on Monday Jan 18 2016 19:46

North Africa Exports Rape Culture to Germany 44
To Middle East on Tuesday Jan 12 2016 17:04

The Saudi-Iranian Eruption 52
To Middle East on Monday Jan 04 2016 17:04

Good Riddance to Child-Killer Samir Kuntar 28
To Middle East on Monday Dec 21 2015 19:46

Most Americans Now Support Using Ground Troops 24
To Middle East on Monday Dec 14 2015 13:46

Samantha, Powerless: Obama’s Problem from Hell in Syria 43
To Middle East on Monday Dec 07 2015 09:47

Don't Bother Talking to ISIS 33
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 01 2015 20:24

Belgium Terrorizes Itself 28
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 22 2015 17:05

RIP, André Glucksmann 16
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 19 2015 19:45

France’s “Merciless” Response to ISIS is Anything But 47
To Middle East on Monday Nov 16 2015 17:46

Why the War in Kurdistan Matters 26
To Middle East on Monday Nov 09 2015 19:03

Iran’s Bogus Posturing on Police Brutality 21
To Middle East on Monday Nov 02 2015 15:04

What Just Happened in Syria? 278
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 20 2015 19:25

The Trouble with Turkey: Erdogan, ISIS, and the Kurds 20
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 15 2015 11:24

Obama Dumps Syria's Rebels 35
To Middle East on Monday Oct 12 2015 15:26

Donald Trump Can’t Get the Middle East Right 59
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 07 2015 18:04

The Iraq of Latin America 31
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 27 2015 21:35

The Clarion Call of ISIS 20
To Middle East on Monday Sep 21 2015 08:06

Russia Moves Into Syria 48
To Middle East on Monday Sep 14 2015 12:05

Beirut Chokes on Its Own Filth 25
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 08 2015 17:26

ISIS Wages Cultural Genocide in Palmyra 12
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 01 2015 14:47

How to Destroy a City in Five Minutes 49
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 25 2015 14:05

The Price of American Diplomacy in Cuba 11
To Middle East on Thursday Aug 20 2015 10:04

The American Flag Flies Again Over Cuba 16
To Middle East on Monday Aug 17 2015 13:25

The Forward's Dispatch from Iran 21
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 12 2015 20:04

A Wave of Attacks Across Turkey 26
To Middle East on Monday Aug 10 2015 12:46

Turkey’s Parallel War 11
To Middle East on Friday Aug 07 2015 13:25

Turkey's Big Con 21
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 04 2015 16:04

In Cuba, Neither Bread Nor Freedom 10
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 29 2015 14:04

Iran is not Iowa 59
To Middle East on Monday Jul 27 2015 12:04

Ho Chi Minh's Nightmare 31
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 21 2015 11:12

The War Arrives in Turkey 19
To Middle East on Monday Jul 20 2015 10:12

An Uncertain Future 13
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 16 2015 13:25

Most Americans Skeptical of Iran Nuclear Deal 10
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 14 2015 12:04

The Iran Delusion 14
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 08 2015 11:13

Iran is Not a Bulwark 11
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 07 2015 15:24

The US Bombs Raqqa 122
To Middle East on Sunday Jul 05 2015 18:04

Turkey Plans an Invasion of Syria 19
To Middle East on Friday Jul 03 2015 23:01

To Medina and Back 5
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 01 2015 08:36

ISIS Whacks Egypt’s Chief Prosecutor 18
To Middle East on Monday Jun 29 2015 10:54

The Background of a Lynching 38
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 25 2015 16:46

Turkey Chooses ISIS Over the Kurds 23
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 24 2015 14:00

Linkage 12
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 23 2015 19:36

Will Greece Tilt Toward Moscow? 10
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 23 2015 00:20

Guest-Blogging at Instapundit 9
To Middle East on Monday Jun 22 2015 18:47

The "Snap Back" Delusion 43
To Middle East on Friday Jun 19 2015 10:05

Al Qaeda's Bogus Apology 7
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 16 2015 15:24

The Saudis Team Up With Israel 25
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 11 2015 14:46

When Selfies Kill 19
To Middle East on Monday Jun 08 2015 18:47

The Second-Most Megalomaniacal Dictator on Earth 19
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 04 2015 19:25

Cuba Outside the Tourist Bubble 21
To Middle East on Monday Jun 01 2015 16:04

A Brilliant Answer to a Ludicrous Question 35
To Middle East on Wednesday May 27 2015 16:03

The Borg of the Middle East 15
To Middle East on Tuesday May 26 2015 11:25

The Muslim Brotherhood Takes Off its Mask 580
To Middle East on Thursday May 21 2015 13:24

Egypt's Former President Sentenced to Death 41
To Middle East on Saturday May 16 2015 17:25

The Middle East's Nuclear Arms Race is On 10
To Middle East on Thursday May 14 2015 19:24

Raúl Castro’s Papal Publicity Stunt 57
To Middle East on Monday May 11 2015 17:25

The Iranian Leader's Bizarre Twitter Feed 643
To Middle East on Friday May 01 2015 15:24

Under the Black Flag 7
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 22 2015 13:36

Kurdistan Thrives Despite War With ISIS 26
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 19 2015 18:54

The Kurds' Heroic Struggle Against ISIS 9
To Middle East on Monday Apr 13 2015 19:24

Iran's Goal is Middle Eastern Hegemony 7
To Middle East on Monday Apr 06 2015 13:34

Egypt and Saudi Arabia's Big Adventure 10
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 01 2015 09:10

Yemen Falls Apart 5
To Middle East on Monday Mar 23 2015 12:20

Egypt Wants to Junk Cairo 17
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 17 2015 17:25

A Real Downside to Any Deal With Iran 10
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 10 2015 20:46

Let Iraq Die: A Case for Partition 18
To Middle East on Sunday Mar 08 2015 16:26

Iraq Wants More American Bombs Dropped on Iraq 8
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 04 2015 11:45

ISIS' Next Target 54
To Middle East on Thursday Feb 26 2015 19:04

Egypt Unites Against ISIS 16
To Middle East on Monday Feb 16 2015 16:58

No Proxy War Against Russia 23
To Middle East on Monday Feb 09 2015 12:58

ISIS Meets Steel 36
To Middle East on Thursday Feb 05 2015 20:25

Moscow is Still Churlish About the Loss of East Germany 14
To Middle East on Monday Feb 02 2015 20:09

New Audio Book Available 11
To Middle East on Monday Feb 02 2015 09:06

The Truth About American Sniper 56
To Middle East on Friday Jan 30 2015 17:33

Too Little Too Late in Syria 33
To Middle East on Sunday Jan 25 2015 15:47

The Iranian Regime and Charlie Hebdo 17
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 22 2015 11:46

Son of Notorious Hezbollah Commander Killed in Syria 15
To Middle East on Sunday Jan 18 2015 12:26

The ISIS of Africa 23
To Middle East on Wednesday Jan 14 2015 15:42

Erasing Israel From the Map 30
To Middle East on Friday Jan 02 2015 15:16

Cuba: To Embargo or Not 17
To Middle East on Wednesday Dec 17 2014 16:25

The Sydney Gunman’s Failed Message 45
To Middle East on Monday Dec 15 2014 11:49

Al Jazeera’s Scurrilous Attack on Morocco 15
To Middle East on Wednesday Dec 10 2014 11:46

Israel Bombs Syria – Again 32
To Middle East on Monday Dec 08 2014 10:27

Dispatch from Vietnam: Will the US Foster a Natural Ally? 14
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 30 2014 13:48

Book Release Day 4
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 20 2014 01:45

The Kurds Rise From the Ashes of Syria 24
To Middle East on Monday Nov 17 2014 15:20

Russian Provocations Increase Against NATO 72
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 13 2014 13:16

New Book Release – TOWER OF THE SUN 31
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 06 2014 10:42

Eight Ways to Thrill 5
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 05 2014 10:36

US Proxies Surrender in Syria 68
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 02 2014 15:54

Tunisian Voters Say No to Islamists 13
To Middle East on Monday Oct 27 2014 11:01

The Twisted Appeal of ISIS 13
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 22 2014 15:52

Turkey Bombs the Kurds 60
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 15 2014 22:27

From Havana to Hanoi 27
To Middle East on Sunday Oct 12 2014 20:02

The Walking Dead in an Age of Anxiety 38
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 09 2014 13:32

Islamic State: Army of Psychopaths 17
To Middle East on Monday Oct 06 2014 05:27

Islamic State Using Human Shields 3
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 01 2014 03:19

Dig In For a Long War 41
To Middle East on Thursday Sep 25 2014 11:03

A Dispatch from Iraqi and Syrian Kurdistan 18
To Middle East on Monday Sep 22 2014 13:05

The Ghosts of Communism in Asia 29
To Middle East on Monday Sep 15 2014 18:37

The Brutal Truth about ISIS 242
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 14 2014 10:36

Iraq's Kurdish Firewall 58
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 07 2014 19:16

The Fate of Steven Sotloff 33
To Middle East on Wednesday Sep 03 2014 15:25

Journalist Steven Sotloff Executed 48
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 02 2014 11:58

The Nusra Front's Impossible Demand 45
To Middle East on Monday Sep 01 2014 23:21

Don't Cooperate with Assad 20
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 26 2014 10:28

The Worst Fate Possible for a Journalist 17
To Middle East on Saturday Aug 23 2014 08:46

The Worst Fate in the World for a Journalist 21
To Middle East on Friday Aug 22 2014 17:05

Vice News Embeds With the Islamic State 10
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 19 2014 10:51

Hamas Threatened Reporters in Gaza 13
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 13 2014 14:07

Who Are the Yezidis? 85
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 12 2014 00:40

Why the US is Bombing Iraq and Not Syria 76
To Middle East on Sunday Aug 10 2014 21:55

ISIS Exterminating Minorities in Iraq 19
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 06 2014 10:32

A Closer Look at Gaza’s Civilian Casualties 39
To Middle East on Monday Aug 04 2014 10:06

Welcome to Vietnam 63
To Middle East on Monday Jul 28 2014 18:50

The Death of the Latest Middle East Peace Process 11
To Middle East on Monday Jul 28 2014 12:03

Hamas Chooses Guns Over Butter 12
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 24 2014 13:37

Israel is Not Going Anywhere 16
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 22 2014 09:58

Going in Circles in Gaza 11
To Middle East on Monday Jul 21 2014 12:01

Hamas is Losing and Everyone Knows it 37
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 16 2014 12:51

Year Four: The Arab Spring Proved Everyone Wrong 26
To Middle East on Monday Jul 14 2014 12:19

An Excerpt from RESURRECTION 20
To Middle East on Friday Jul 11 2014 10:07

Hamas is the New Lesser of Evils 18
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 09 2014 12:32

Back a Bit Early from Vietnam 16
To Middle East on Monday Jul 07 2014 10:32

On the Desert's Edge 14
To Middle East on Monday Jun 30 2014 13:16

The Consequences of Syria 30
To Middle East on Sunday Jun 22 2014 21:21

Egypt's Failed Revolution 15
To Middle East on Monday Jun 16 2014 03:41

The Beginning of the End of Iraq? 32
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 12 2014 11:12

Al Qaeda Conquers Mosul 13
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 10 2014 10:07

Pivot to Asia 8
To Middle East on Monday Jun 09 2014 10:53

Syria's Bogus Election 10
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 03 2014 10:23

“Tell Morsi to Leave or Egypt will Burn” 20
To Middle East on Sunday Jun 01 2014 14:37

The End of an Era 31
To Middle East on Tuesday May 27 2014 12:00

So Much For All That 9
To Middle East on Friday May 23 2014 02:34

The Battle for the South China Sea 46
To Middle East on Monday May 19 2014 18:04

An Opposition Newspaper in Cuba? 8
To Middle East on Thursday May 15 2014 12:35

The Last Communist City 23
To Middle East on Monday May 12 2014 20:54

The Rise of Boko Haram 42
To Middle East on Saturday May 10 2014 20:31

The Conspiracy Theory Capital of the World 223
To Middle East on Sunday May 04 2014 16:44

Guest-Blogging at Instapundit 5
To Middle East on Saturday May 03 2014 15:32

RESURRECTION Optioned for Film 12
To Middle East on Monday Apr 28 2014 05:36

Thanks to All Kickstarter Donors 14
To Middle East on Friday Apr 25 2014 16:03

Egypt's Jewish Problem 19
To Middle East on Tuesday Apr 22 2014 00:45

Vladimir Putin's Next Move 145
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 20 2014 22:48

To Embargo or Not 11
To Middle East on Monday Apr 14 2014 18:51

Vietnam is Funded 26
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 13 2014 23:17

We’re at 70 Percent. Let’s Get to 100. 37
To Middle East on Tuesday Apr 08 2014 00:16

I Need a Kickstarter Boost 8
To Middle East on Thursday Apr 03 2014 08:56

Vladimir Putin and the Zombie Apocalypse 105
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 02 2014 13:42

Botching North Africa 19
To Middle East on Sunday Mar 30 2014 17:19

Let's Go to Vietnam 23
To Middle East on Monday Mar 24 2014 21:52

What Vladimir Putin is Up To 102
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 19 2014 00:17

Thanks for Reading, and for Buying 8
To Middle East on Friday Mar 14 2014 18:14

New Book Release 17
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 12 2014 23:52

Interviewed on the Ricochet Podcast 5
To Middle East on Thursday Mar 06 2014 15:35

Russia's Occupation Reeks of the Soviet Days 18
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 04 2014 23:44

Pity the Vassals of Moscow 12
To Middle East on Monday Mar 03 2014 23:56

The Only Way Out is Exile 50
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 23 2014 18:29

An Excellent Resource on Ukraine 17
To Middle East on Thursday Feb 20 2014 20:06

Let's Be Honest About Syria 32
To Middle East on Monday Feb 17 2014 12:38

The Truth About Che Guevara 64
To Middle East on Monday Feb 10 2014 02:37

Is Obama Bluffing on Iran? 30
To Middle East on Thursday Feb 06 2014 16:18

Israeli Doctors Treat Wounded Syrians 30
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 02 2014 19:05

The Lost World, Part II 30
To Middle East on Sunday Jan 26 2014 22:51

The Lost World, Part I 42
To Middle East on Monday Jan 20 2014 20:29

Tourist Baffles Somalia Immigration Officials 25
To Middle East on Saturday Jan 18 2014 01:03

The Wolf in Wolf's Clothing 14
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 16 2014 00:31

The Worst Place in the World 74
To Middle East on Tuesday Jan 14 2014 14:06

Islamist Rule in Tunisia is Over 37
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 09 2014 16:36

Afghanistan Before the Wars 24
To Middle East on Thursday Jan 09 2014 12:21

The First Post of 2014 41
To Middle East on Sunday Jan 05 2014 16:37

Holiday Book Sale 5
To Middle East on Sunday Dec 29 2013 22:03

Egypt's Bleak New Draft Constitution 11
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 17 2013 12:58

Paul Berman on Nicaragua 13
To Middle East on Monday Dec 16 2013 02:39

Sign Up to be Notified of New Book Releases 5
To Middle East on Monday Dec 09 2013 21:46

The Once Great City of Havana 79
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 03 2013 01:36

A Dispatch from South Sudan 52
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 27 2013 15:22

The US-Iran Deal 49
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 24 2013 16:33

Georgetown University to Host Key Nazi Party Member 22
To Middle East on Tuesday Nov 19 2013 20:04

Shocking Facts About America 60
To Middle East on Monday Nov 18 2013 13:02

No Woman, No Drive 35
To Middle East on Saturday Nov 16 2013 14:13

Home From Cuba 23
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 10 2013 14:39

Why the US Can’t Leave the Middle East 16
To Middle East on Monday Nov 04 2013 15:03

Why Muslims Should Love Secularism 15
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 23 2013 13:12

When Assad Apologists Attack 9
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 22 2013 11:04

Will Israel Accept Syrian Refugees? 21
To Middle East on Monday Oct 21 2013 10:22

The Russia Left Behind 45
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 17 2013 10:45

Hezbollah's War Crimes 26
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 15 2013 19:10

The World's Deadliest Road Trip 138
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 15 2013 00:05

A Big Thanks to My Biggest Donors 6
To Middle East on Friday Oct 11 2013 20:02

My Latest Wall Street Journal Book Review 15
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 08 2013 22:01

Cuba is Funded 21
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 08 2013 22:01

Final Kickstarter Push 14
To Middle East on Monday Oct 07 2013 23:27

The Fall of Tunisia's Islamists 23
To Middle East on Friday Oct 04 2013 13:31

On the Radio 14
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 02 2013 19:47

Beware Persian Leaders with Masks 31
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 29 2013 15:03

Hassan Rouhani, Holocaust Revisionist 9
To Middle East on Wednesday Sep 25 2013 21:25

Al Shabab Strikes Back 14
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 22 2013 22:36

A Bipartisan Autopsy Report 16
To Middle East on Thursday Sep 19 2013 10:27

Mission Impossible in Syria 14
To Middle East on Monday Sep 16 2013 05:33

Vladimir Putin's Reset with America 45
To Middle East on Friday Sep 13 2013 18:33

Cuba is Funded 35
To Middle East on Thursday Sep 12 2013 12:20

Let's Go to Cuba 36
To Middle East on Sunday Sep 08 2013 20:16

No Confidence 25
To Middle East on Saturday Sep 07 2013 22:12

The Debate Over Syria 16
To Middle East on Tuesday Sep 03 2013 12:23

US Gears Up to Bomb Syria 249
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 27 2013 16:19

Reader Feedback Needed 12
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 20 2013 13:41

Egypt Spins its Wheels 6
To Middle East on Monday Aug 19 2013 10:03

Mubarak Will Go Free 9
To Middle East on Monday Aug 19 2013 10:03

The Truth About Egypt 359
To Middle East on Thursday Aug 15 2013 19:38

Exodus 38
To Middle East on Wednesday Aug 14 2013 02:09

Can Beirut Be Paris Again? 13
To Middle East on Tuesday Aug 13 2013 03:31

Diana West's Junk History 16
To Middle East on Saturday Aug 10 2013 15:58

Hezbollah Plays the Israel Card 58
To Middle East on Sunday Aug 04 2013 03:36

Is Morocco the Model for Arab Democracy? 23
To Middle East on Thursday Aug 01 2013 14:23

Tunisia on the Brink 12
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 30 2013 00:54

Egypt’s Morsi Investigated for Conspiracy and Murder 29
To Middle East on Friday Jul 26 2013 14:00

Kickstarter Rewards Delivered 11
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 24 2013 22:29

Not Even Zombies Can Save the Middle East 12
To Middle East on Monday Jul 22 2013 22:56

If Hezbollah Had a Facebook Page... 8
To Middle East on Saturday Jul 20 2013 11:16

Israel Strikes Syria -- Again 32
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 17 2013 16:41

Out of Town This Week 6
To Middle East on Sunday Jul 14 2013 22:28

The Next Syrian War 37
To Middle East on Friday Jul 12 2013 12:40

Getting the Muslim Brotherhood Wrong 13
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 11 2013 01:43

Terrorizing the Terrorists 21
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 09 2013 16:46

From the Mouths of Babes 34
To Middle East on Monday Jul 08 2013 13:22

Required Reading 22
To Middle East on Friday Jul 05 2013 13:24

A Prediction 57
To Middle East on Thursday Jul 04 2013 04:23

Armed Forces Control Egypt 14
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 03 2013 15:00

Here We Go 181
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 03 2013 10:17

Egypt is No Place for Women 162
To Middle East on Wednesday Jul 03 2013 01:44

Bluffing in Cairo? 26
To Middle East on Tuesday Jul 02 2013 14:30

Egypt on the Brink 51
To Middle East on Monday Jul 01 2013 16:27

Lebanon's Israel Syndrome 20
To Middle East on Sunday Jun 30 2013 22:02

Luxor in Revolt 33
To Middle East on Friday Jun 28 2013 14:12

Iran's Rowhani Backed Terrorist Attack in Argentina 7
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 20 2013 00:18

Syria's Fight to the Death 37
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 19 2013 15:19

Is Obama Arming the Syrian Rebels or Not? 19
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 18 2013 09:00

Is Syria Iran's Stalingrad? 21
To Middle East on Thursday Jun 13 2013 16:33

Why the Turks are Turning on Erdoğan 40
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 12 2013 15:43

Does Al Qaeda Have Missiles? 13
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 11 2013 14:52

Hezbollah's Vietnam 19
To Middle East on Monday Jun 10 2013 12:15

When Dictators Were Young 68
To Middle East on Sunday Jun 09 2013 11:28

Journalist Meets Novelist 6
To Middle East on Friday Jun 07 2013 13:30

WHERE THE WEST ENDS Now Available as an Audio Book 8
To Middle East on Wednesday Jun 05 2013 19:51

The Friend of My Enemy is My Enemy 24
To Middle East on Tuesday Jun 04 2013 18:26

The Syrianization of Lebanon 10
To Middle East on Monday May 27 2013 14:32

Interviewed on Ricochet 4
To Middle East on Tuesday May 21 2013 12:35

Book Promotion 9
To Middle East on Wednesday May 15 2013 11:36

Why the Syrian War Could Last Ten Years 23
To Middle East on Tuesday May 14 2013 11:58

The Muslim Brotherhood's Empty Chair 20
To Middle East on Sunday May 12 2013 19:29

Media Criticism Gets Results 14
To Middle East on Thursday May 09 2013 16:13

The New Black Hole of the Eastern Mediterranean 38
To Middle East on Thursday May 09 2013 00:41

Israel Bombs Syria, Syrians Blame Each Other 73
To Middle East on Sunday May 05 2013 16:32

Has Fascism Landed in Hungary? 55
To Middle East on Wednesday May 01 2013 20:40

Ron Paul's Dictator Fan Club 9
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 28 2013 17:17

A Primer on Chechnya from Thomas Goltz 11
To Middle East on Sunday Apr 21 2013 18:40

One Suspect Down, Massive Manhunt Underway for a Second 11
To Middle East on Friday Apr 19 2013 13:27

The Boston Massacre 35
To Middle East on Tuesday Apr 16 2013 01:40

What if North Korea is Serious? 41
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 10 2013 21:57

My New Book is Now Available 12
To Middle East on Saturday Apr 06 2013 10:57

Your Books Have Shipped 7
To Middle East on Saturday Apr 06 2013 00:41

The Looming Battle of Damascus 26
To Middle East on Friday Apr 05 2013 16:35

The World's Most Dangerous Places 671
To Middle East on Wednesday Apr 03 2013 20:48

Egypt's Lurch Toward Autocracy 11
To Middle East on Tuesday Apr 02 2013 11:58

Northern Lebanon Burning 35
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 27 2013 00:51

Hanging with King Abdullah 11
To Middle East on Tuesday Mar 19 2013 23:57

Americans Give Up on Middle East Peace 5
To Middle East on Monday Mar 18 2013 17:48

Last Chance to Pre-order an Autographed Copy 14
To Middle East on Thursday Mar 14 2013 12:10

Syrians Protest Al-Nusra 9
To Middle East on Wednesday Mar 13 2013 10:50

The North is Ready to Blow 1602
To Middle East on Sunday Mar 10 2013 14:50

Belmokhtar Killed in Mali 22
To Middle East on Sunday Mar 03 2013 09:50

My New Book is Available for Pre-order 20
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 26 2013 01:52

This is No Way to Behave 18
To Middle East on Thursday Feb 21 2013 05:52

Free Syrian Army Threatens Hezbollah in Lebanon 9
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 19 2013 19:24

Israel to Treat Wounded Syrians 7
To Middle East on Tuesday Feb 19 2013 19:24

Quote of the Day 16
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 16:40

The Grand Universal Illusion 33
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Egypt's Refuseniks 5
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

So Much for All That 7
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Shooting at the Neighbors 8
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Big News in Tunisia 7
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

The Superpower Takes a Breather 11
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Now I REALLY Can't Go to Libya 6
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

The Push for Anti-Blasphemy Laws 16
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Benghazi in Transition 7
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 17 2013 12:43

Fighting Over Syria's Ruins 10
To Middle East on Sunday Feb 03 2013 02:00

Benghazi Circles the Drain 37
To Middle East on Friday Feb 01 2013 20:51

Change of Plans - Libya Has Become Impossible 20
To Middle East on Tuesday Jan 29 2013 05:02

Love It, Hate It--But See It 29
To Middle East on Friday Jan 25 2013 17:51

What Just Happened? 18
To Middle East on Friday Jan 25 2013 02:43

Potemkin North Korea 11
To Middle East on Friday Jan 25 2013 02:43

A Botched Hostage Rescue in Algeria 7
To Middle East on Friday Jan 25 2013 02:42

The Game of Thrones in North Africa 33
To Middle East on Monday Jan 14 2013 16:30

War in Mali Heats Up 25
To Middle East on Monday Jan 14 2013 16:30

The International Elite Bubble 21
To Middle East on Tuesday Jan 08 2013 15:44

Finally - I Got My Visa for Libya 6
To Middle East on Monday Jan 07 2013 14:30

Morsi in His Own Words 20
To Middle East on Saturday Jan 05 2013 02:51

The Great War of the Eastern Mediterranean 15
To Middle East on Wednesday Jan 02 2013 16:42

Merry Christmas 6
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 25 2012 11:00

The Children of Hannibal 26
To Middle East on Tuesday Dec 18 2012 11:00

Notes on the Syrian Revolution from Marrakech 26
To Middle East on Thursday Dec 13 2012 18:20

Extraordinary Devastation 201
To Middle East on Sunday Dec 09 2012 08:33

Interviewed by Lee Smith 6
To Middle East on Thursday Dec 06 2012 23:00

Heading Back Into the Field 10
To Middle East on Wednesday Dec 05 2012 02:01

Ghosts from Rwanda and the Congo 22
To Middle East on Friday Nov 30 2012 22:33

Now in More Stores 26
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 28 2012 17:50

Egypt's Morsi Proclaims Himself Pharaoh 38
To Middle East on Monday Nov 26 2012 13:51

My Kickstarter Project Has Funded 38
To Middle East on Friday Nov 23 2012 14:44

Happy Thanksgiving 16
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 22 2012 18:13

Old School Terrorism Returns to Israel 8
To Middle East on Wednesday Nov 21 2012 13:03

Arabian Labyrinth 21
To Middle East on Saturday Nov 17 2012 17:01

Rocket Strikes Tel Aviv 29
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 15 2012 14:12

Boom 26
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 15 2012 01:12

Ben Affleck's Masterwork 25
To Middle East on Tuesday Nov 13 2012 06:52

The Petraeus Affair 22
To Middle East on Sunday Nov 11 2012 12:30

WHERE THE WEST ENDS now Available for the Nook 13
To Middle East on Saturday Nov 10 2012 09:32

Greece Circles the Drain 12
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 08 2012 23:51

Election News You Might Have Missed 23
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 08 2012 08:11

Get Ready for the Next War 77
To Middle East on Monday Nov 05 2012 06:11

Oliver Stone Botches History -- Again 46
To Middle East on Saturday Nov 03 2012 16:10

A Quick Election Note 19
To Middle East on Thursday Nov 01 2012 11:50

Al Qaeda's African Hell 25
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 31 2012 00:50

Reviewed in the Ottawa Citizen 24
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The Islamist Threat Isn't Going Away 18
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 25 2012 13:00

Two Hours 63
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 24 2012 04:42

About That Debate 14
To Middle East on Tuesday Oct 23 2012 13:52

Linkage 8
To Middle East on Monday Oct 22 2012 23:52

Thanks to You All 20
To Middle East on Thursday Oct 18 2012 09:33

Let's Go to Libya 28
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 17 2012 05:11

The Israeli Who Sneaked into Syria 30
To Middle East on Sunday Oct 14 2012 21:11

The Most Overrated Intellectual in the World 48
To Middle East on Monday Oct 08 2012 19:52

Linkage 4
To Middle East on Monday Oct 08 2012 02:52

Something to Tide You Over 20
To Middle East on Wednesday Oct 03 2012 21:20