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Articles by Michael Rubin All Years 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997 All Topics Afghanistan Iran Iraq Kurds Sudan Turkey in Deutsch English Español العربية كوردی Articles, Reviews Grouped   |   Not Grouped Articles Title Publication Date Setting traitor Manning free is a betrayal by Obama New York Post January 19, 2017 What Kerry got wrong in his Israel speech Washington Examiner December 28, 2016 Why Should We Trust Erdogan's Spies? Newsweek December 9, 2016 Erdogan Makes a Bid for the Military Newsweek November 30, 2016 Will Erdogan Bring Assassinations Here? Newsweek November 29, 2016 Trump's troubling security adviser New York Daily News November 19, 2016 Trump Team's First Ethics Scandal Newsweek November 16, 2016 Erdogan's Troop Incursion Into Iraq Threatens NATO Unity Newsweek November 5, 2016 Turkey is Headed for a Bloodbath Newsweek November 3, 2016 Turkey Should Play No Part in Liberating Mosul Newsweek October 20, 2016 Would a bankrupt Saudi Arabia be good for America? Newsweek October 7, 2016 Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins, the next President needs to take meaningful action in Syria crisis New York Daily News October 1, 2016 Did the Defense Department Lie About Closing Lajes? Newsweek September 22, 2016 Will Erdogan Airbrush Atatürk From Turkish Life? Newsweek August 19, 2016 U.S. should know by now that ransoming hostages with Iran only leads to terror New York Daily News August 3, 2016 Will There Be a Coup in Iraq? July 30, 2016 Erdogan Has Nobody to Blame for the Coup but Himself Foreign Policy July 15, 2016 The Battle for the Soul of Iraqi Kurdistan Foreign Policy July 14, 2016 Who Is Stopping Kurdish Leaders From Visiting the U.S.? Newsweek May 24, 2016 Learning to Love the Unlovable Saudis Newsweek April 15, 2016 Pakistan on the Mediterranean The Washington Free Beacon March 28, 2016 Will There Be a Coup Against Erdogan in Turkey? Newsweek March 24, 2016 Colin Powell Should Disavow His Hateful Aide Newsweek March 18, 2016 Social Welfare Is Killing Refugees National Review Online March 7, 2016 How to Counter Erdogan's Assault on the Free Press Newsweek March 7, 2016 We Should Not Sell Warplanes to Pakistan Newsweek March 4, 2016 Child Sex Abuse by U.N. Forces. Where's the Outrage? Newsweek February 26, 2016 Would Trump Deliberately Default on America's Debt? Newsweek February 25, 2016 No Bare Breasts, Please, We're Iranian Newsweek January 31, 2016 Obama Does an Arms for Hostages Deal Newsweek January 19, 2016 Are Moderates Really In Charge in Iran? Newsweek January 18, 2016 Iranian seizure portends worse to come USA Today January 14, 2016 Our Snatched Sailors: Who to Really Blame Newsweek January 13, 2016 The Saudi-Iranian Hostilities: What Should the U.S. Do? Newsweek January 5, 2016 There Should Be No Reprieve for Murderous Assad Newsweek December 16, 2015 Turkey's Dangerous Iraq Game Commentary December 15, 2015 Do Kurds Have Legal Recourse Against Barzanis? The Pasewan November 12, 2015 9/11 and the road to the Iran nuclear deal The Washington Examiner September 11, 2015 Iran Chooses Guns Over Butter Every Time Newsweek August 31, 2015 Kurds Failing Representation Jeopardizes US Support The Pasewan August 19, 2015 Why the Western Sahara Matters Journal of International Security Affairs Spring/Summer 2015 But what about the Revolutionary Guard? The Hill July 16, 2015 Obama and Kerry crossed every one of their own red lines New York Post July 14, 2015 The Middle East Studies Mess AIJAC July 2, 2015 America's 'Insane' Iran Approach The National Interest June 26, 2015 Why ISIS's grip on ancient Syrian city spells doom for Middle East New York Post May 22, 2015 Why rogue regimes take hostages CNN April 2, 2015 The Danger of Negotiating with Iran Washington Free Beacon March 9, 2015 New SecDef Must Address Eastern Mediterranean Commentary January 2, 2015 The Temptation of Intelligence Politicization to Support Diplomacy International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence 2016 Iran's hypocrisy in condemning U.S. racism CNN December 31, 2014 Iran's not-so-hidden hidden agenda Dallas Morning News November 27, 2014 The diplomatic insanity of Iran talks CNN November 24, 2014 Erdoğan's Historical Truthiness Commentary November 23, 2014 Could Oman be the Next Crisis? Commentary November 14, 2014 Failed Nuclear Negotiations With North Korea Should Be A Lesson For The US On Iran Business Insider October 21, 2014 Arming Rebels Wasn't the Only Option U.S. News and World Report August 14, 2014 Beyond Bombing Iraq: Obama Needs an ISIS Strategy The National Interest August 12, 2014 Time for an Anwar Sadat Moment in the Middle East The National Interest July 19, 2014 Time to Challenge U.S. Assumptions about Terrorism, Security, and Iraq The National Interest June 13, 2014 Iraq is on a precipice CNN Global Public Square June 12, 2014 Is Talking the Shortest Path to War? The American February 19, 2014 The high price of negotiating with bad guys The Washington Post February 14, 2014 The U.S. Gets the Kurds Wrong - Again The Wall Street Journal February 13, 2014 It's Time to Come Clean on the Disappeared The Kurdistan Tribune February 8, 2014 Rings of Fire Foreign Policy February 6, 2014 Lift the Blockade on Rojava The Kurdistan Tribune January 27, 2014 Time for U.S. to focus on Western Sahara CNN Global Public Square January 6, 2014 Kurdish officials need a code of conduct The Kurdistan Tribune December 28, 2013 Don't expect Rouhani to transform Iran CNN Global Public Square December 23, 2013 Iran deal risks creating another North Korea CNN Global Public Square November 24, 2013 The US Should Reconsider PKK Terror Designation The Kurdistan Tribune November 11, 2013 Bad Iran deal worse than no deal CNN Global Public Square November 9, 2013 Gorran can determine Region's future, not PUK or KDP Dangdan (The Vote) September 26, 2013 Roll back the Muslim Brotherhood National Review September 13, 2013 President Obama has big choices on Syria but end game is crucial as opposition radicalizes August 28, 2013 World gave green light to Syria's WMD horror New York Daily News August 22, 2013 Has Kuwait reached the sectarian tipping point? AEI Outlook August 14, 2013 When coups advance democracy New York Daily News July 7, 2013 The U.S. Should Stand With the Turkish People The New York Times June 5, 2013 The Roots of the Turkish Uprising The Wall Street Journal June 4, 2013 Erdogan's Agenda National Review Online May 16, 2013 Why won't Washington support Kurdish Independence? The Kurdistan Tribune May 9, 2013 Twisting Intelligence to Exculpate Our Enemies National Review Online May 9, 2013 'Forgotten' Africa turns to Iran as a result of western neglect Public Service Europe May 7, 2013 Obama's Dithering Let the Syrian Situation Spiral U.S. News & World Report April 30, 2013 Africa: Iran's final frontier? AEI Outlook April 17, 2013 What motivates Turkey's peace process? The Kurdistan Tribune April 2, 2013 Remembering Iraq Without Rewriting History The Blaze March 19, 2013 America's sectarian problem Al-Aalem (Baghdad) March 7, 2013 Deciphering Iranian decision making and strategy today AEI Outlook January 28, 2013 5 things U.S. should do in Middle East CNN Global Public Square January 12, 2013 In Syria, the same mistakes New York Daily News December 23, 2012 Who would succeed Talabani? CNN Global Public Square December 18, 2012 Where is the Kurdistan Statistics Agency? The Kurdistan Tribune December 17, 2012 Why U.S. should rethink policy over Syria's Kurds CNN Global Public Square November 27, 2012 Will Syria Burst the Turkish Bubble? Yahoo Finance November 25, 2012 The General's Great Betrayal November 17, 2012 Why land for peace is dead CNN Global Public Square November 15, 2012 Iran: IHRDC reports 'On the Margins' The Kurdistan Tribune November 12, 2012 Turkey's Sectarian Agenda Al-Aalem (Baghdad) November 11, 2012 Is Barzani really a nationalist? Redux The Kurdistan Tribune November 8, 2012 Again, the U.S. for the World Al-Aalem (Baghdad) November 7, 2012 Ten years later, Turkey's Islamist political revolution bearing bitter fruit The Daily Caller November 2, 2012 Iraqi Diplomacy has No Voice in Washington Al-Aalem (Baghdad) November 1, 2012 Don't forget about Iraq CNN Global Public Square October 31, 2012 Why both candidates got it wrong on Iran CNN Global Public Square October 23, 2012 Is Masud Barzani really a nationalist? The Kurdistan Tribune October 22, 2012 Why does Barzani oppose modern banking for Kurdistan? The Kurdistan Tribune October 12, 2012 Can a Nuclear Iran Be Contained? The Morningside Post October 8, 2012 Whitewashing Islamists Commentary October 2012 Obama Speaks Often But Does Little on Mideast Foreign Policy US News & World Report September 27, 2012 Is there really democracy in the Middle East? Fox News September 20, 2012 What really motivated the embassy attacks? The Daily Caller September 12, 2012 Iran Endgame National Review September 10, 2012 2020: Too Soon for Turkey National Review Online August 16, 2012 Is Turkey Losing to the PKK? The Kurdistan Tribune August 6, 2012 America's 7 mistakes in Afghanistan CNN Global Public Square August 2, 2012 Regressing on Iran Townhall Magazine August 2012 Should the United States Rethink Sanctions Against Iran? Federation of American Scientists July 16, 2012 Kurdistan's '$265 million' National Security Council The Kurdistan Tribune July 12, 2012 How to make Iran blink Fox News July 9, 2012 In Egypt, a rare second chance for US to support democracy Fox News June 19, 2012 Kurdish history: Leaders' greed trumps nationalism The Kurdistan Tribune June 9, 2012 WTC Bomber's Obscene Break The New York Post March 7, 2012 Summit has to be a great success for Obama and Netanyahu New York Daily News March 3, 2012 How Iran sees America and what America does not want to see Fox News February 17, 2012 Who will write the Kurdish epic? The Kurdistan Tribune January 21, 2012 Dire Straits Iran's navy plays a dangerous game The Weekly Standard January 16, 2012 Iran Puts a Weak America in Its Sights, With Big Plans for the Future Fox News January 10, 2012 Parliament should question KRG silence in the face of Turkey's weapons purchases The Kurdistan Tribune January 8, 2012 The West should hand Iran's leadership a chalice of poison The Age January 5, 2012 Can Kurdistan be the new Dubai? The Kurdistan Tribune December 31, 2011 Tehran's hollow Hormuz strait threat New York Daily News December 30, 2011 Is Kurdistan ready for a U.S.-Iran war? The Kurdistan Tribune December 23, 2011 Iranian End Game National Review December 19, 2011 Kurdistan needs accountability The Kurdistan Tribune December 4, 2011 What the Storming of the British Embassy In Teheran Tells Us Fox News November 29, 2011 Nechirvan Barzani must professionalize his office The Kurdistan Tribune November 17, 2011 Iraq's Iran problem, Iran's Iraq problem CNN Security Clearance November 14, 2011 This Was No War of Choice US News November 11, 2011 Iran's Nuclear Project National Review Online November 8, 2011 Will Israel Pull the Trigger and Send Iran the Ultimate Message? Fox News November 3, 2011 Why won't Barzani or Barham block the arms sale to Turkey? The Kurdistan Tribune November 3, 2011 Is it time for an anti-Turkey coalition? The Kurdistan Tribune October 27, 2011 The Trouble With Turkey National Review October 17, 2011 What's in a name? The Kurdistan Tribune October 15, 2011 To Keep America Safe We Must Address Our Intelligence Failures In Iran Fox News October 12, 2011 Iran and Saudi Arabia's 'hate-hate' relationship CNN Security Clearance October 11, 2011 Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabian ambassador on U.S. soil must force Obama to change policy New York Daily News October 11, 2011 Will America leave Kurdistan? The Kurdistan Tribune September 26, 2011 Safe havens must become risky haunts The Australian September 12, 2011 To fight corruption, Barzani needs to clean house The Kurdistan Tribune September 10, 2011 Erdoğan's temper-tantrum should benefit Kurds The Kurdistan Tribune September 7, 2011 Talking With the Taliban Is Not Diplomacy, It's Deadly Fox News September 6, 2011 Tehran's Nuclear Endgame National Review Online August 25, 2011 Talking to the world's Gadhafis is a fool's errand USA Today August 23, 2011 Will the State Department betray Syria's Kurds? The Kurdistan Tribune August 22, 2011 Have Obama and Clinton Forgotten About Egypt? Fox News August 18, 2011 Thank you, Dr. Tissot The Kurdistan Tribune July 31, 2011 Remembering Bill Eagleton The Kurdistan Tribune July 25, 2011 Where's Kurdistan's missing $4 billion? The Kurdistan Tribune July 3, 2011 Where is Iraqi Kurdistan's sovereign wealth fund? The Kurdistan Tribune June 26, 2011 Kurdish leaders must overcome their isolation The Kurdistan Tribune June 20, 2011 It's time for university reform in Iraqi Kurdistan The Kurdistan Tribune June 8, 2011 Life after Talabani The Kurdistan Tribune June 5, 2011 After Bin Laden Commentary June 2011 It's time for Turkey to end its occupation of Iraqi Kurdistan The Kurdistan Tribune May 28, 2011 Why Did It Take So Long to Find Bin Laden? NYTimes.com May 3, 2011 The Squeaky Wheel Syndrome Commentary April 11, 2011 To the Freedom Protestors in Sara Square Kurd Net April 7, 2011 What Should We Do About Libya? National Review Online March 10, 2011 The Road to Tahrir Square Commentary March 2011 Enforce a no-fly zone on Libya USA Today February 23, 2011 Hearing Obama in Tehran New York Daily News February 16, 2011 Mubarak Refuses To Step Down Forbes February 10, 2011 Egypt Is Not Iran The New York Times February 7, 2011 How to Avoid an Iran-Like Tragedy in Egypt AOL News February 1, 2011 The U.S. Should Not Fear Egypt Regime Change Forbes January 28, 2011 The Direction of Turkey's Foreign Policy and Strategic Partnerships Euro-Atlantic Quarterly January 3, 2011 Turkey on the Brink National Security Policy Proceedings Fall 2010 Sanctioning Iran The Weekly Standard October 30, 2010 Talk to the Taliban? National Review Online October 21, 2010 How Barack Obama's Vision of a Nuclear-Free World Weakens America's Security The Heritage Foundation September 10, 2010 Why Najaf matters in post-war Iraq The Washington Post August 27, 2010 How nukes will transform Iran New York Daily News August 15, 2010 Turkey, from Ally to Enemy Commentary July/August 2010 Iran 2025 International Future Operational Environment Seminar June 22, 2010 Containment won't work USA Today June 11, 2010 Erdogan's Turkey Is Not a Friend Forward June 11, 2010 Sardasht's murder was a public relations disaster for Kurdistan Kurdish Media May 30, 2010 Dictatorship or Democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan? Rozhnama (Iraq) May 18, 2010 Sardasht's pen was his weapon Kurdish Media May 14, 2010 Is Making Nice With Russia a Mistake? Fox News April 16, 2010 Iran: Obama Pours Fuel On The Fire Hudson New York April 8, 2010 Iran: The Case for "Regime Change" Commentary April 2010 Why Neoconservatism Was and Is Right Verratene Freiheit March 2010 Foggy Bottom's Man in Baghdad The Wall Street Journal March 13, 2010 Afghanistan Deadline Is Not Smart Policy Public Square March 8, 2010 The Afghanistan Withdrawal Public Square March 8, 2010 Can Anything Stop Iran From Getting Bomb? AOL News February 10, 2010 A Watershed Election National Review Online February 1, 2010 Taking Tea with the Taliban Commentary February 2010 The Enduring Iran-Syria-Hezbollah Axis AEI Middle East Outlook December 2009 Not Nearly Enough On Afghanistan Forbes.com December 1, 2009 Syria's Path to Islamist Terror Middle East Quarterly Winter 2010 Forgetting the Fall National Review Online November 6, 2009 Don't Sacrifice Human Rights for Iran Diplomacy Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty October 7, 2009 Bad Options on Iran National Review Online October 5, 2009 It takes much more than talk to stop Iran's stonewalling New York Daily News September 30, 2009 British government's deal involving Lockerbie bomber shatters 'Special Relationship' with U.S. New York Daily News September 2, 2009 To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute? The Washington Post August 24, 2009 U.S. Can't Take Central And Eastern Europe For Granted Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty July 23, 2009 Our Common Foe National Review July 20, 2009 Kurdish leaders are drunk with power The Daily Star (Beirut) July 1, 2009 The Troop Drawdown Could Be Costly for Iraq The Wall Street Journal June 30, 2009 Iran, technology, and revolution Middle East Strategy at Harvard June 25, 2009 Silence Is Not Neutrality National Review Online June 23, 2009 Protests aren't enough to topple the Islamic Republic The Los Angeles Times June 19, 2009 Don't meddle, but help create a template for Iranians to act The Los Angeles Times June 18, 2009 Sham in Iran The Los Angeles Times June 17, 2009 The Obama Effect? New York Daily News June 14, 2009 Is Obama striking the right balance between national security, civil liberties and government transparency? The Washington Post May 24, 2009 Sixty Miles from the Capital The Weekly Standard May 11, 2009 Just the beginning Bitterlemons International April 30, 2009 A Target of Convenience National Review Online April 21, 2009 Kurdistan's Troubled Democracy The Washington Post April 18, 2009 Leaders' mortality may sway Iraq's health Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst April 17, 2009 What Iran Really Thinks About Talks The Wall Street Journal April 13, 2009 Khatami is just Ahmadinejad with a silver tongue The Australian March 25, 2009 Obama Shouldn't Sacrifice Allies To Please Russia Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty March 4, 2009 An Opening to Iran? The Weekly Standard February 16, 2009 Diplomacy By Itself Won't Work With Iran Investor's Business Daily February 13, 2009 Diplomacy Cannot Quell Gaza Violence Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty January 5, 2009 Tehran Is The Obstacle To U.S.-Iran Talks Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty November 25, 2008 Syria Can't Be Flipped Forbes.com November 12, 2008 Can a Nuclear Iran Be Contained or Deterred? Middle Eastern Outlook November 5, 2008 The U.S. Should Not Open an Interests Section in Tehran CFR Forum November 4, 2008 Iran's Economy Runs Out Of Steam Forbes.com October 17, 2008 Obama or McCain, Iran stance won't change The Australian October 3, 2008 Getting Religion Wrong Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion October 2008 Boxed In: Containing a Nuclear Iran Jane's Intelligence Review October 2008 Iran's Revolutionary Guards - A Rogue Outfit? Middle East Quarterly Fall 2008 Biden's Blink on Iran Washington Post August 26, 2008 . . . And Foreign Policy Moves Front and Center Richmond Times-Dispatch August 12, 2008 Erdogan, Ergenekon, and the Struggle for Turkey Mideast Monitor August 8, 2008 Bush's Disastrous Flip Flop Bitterlemons International August 7, 2008 Obama in Berlin Washington Post July 24, 2008 Now Bush Is Appeasing Iran Wall Street Journal July 21, 2008 Iran's Faltering Economy Euro-Atlantic Quarterly July 2008 Turkey: Erdogan, the AKP, and Secularism Euro-Atlantic Quarterly July 2008 The Case Against Turkey's Ruling Party The American June 20, 2008 Return of the Purple Fingers Washington Post June 9, 2008 Turkey's Putin Deserves to Go Wall Street Journal June 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton's right to say 'obliterate' New York Daily News May 7, 2008 Turkey's Uncertain Future The American April 30, 2008 Turkey's Turning Point National Review Online April 14, 2008 Rose-Colored Foreign Policy Wall Street Journal April 14, 2008 Iran's Global Ambition AEI Middle Eastern Outlook March 17, 2008 The Iranian Elections Euro-Atlantic Quarterly March 2008 Turkey and Democracy Euro-Atlantic Quarterly March 2008 European Libyan Policy is Cynical Bitterlemons International February 28, 2008 ElBaradei's Real Agenda Wall Street Journal February 25, 2008 Unintelligence on Iranian Nukes Weekly Standard February 25, 2008 The Proposed U.S. Security Commitment to Iraq House Foreign Affairs Committee January 23, 2008 Dissident Watch: Mahmoud Salehi Middle East Quarterly Winter 2008 Is Iraqi Kurdistan a Good Ally? AEI Middle Eastern Outlook January 2008 The Extension of the United Nations Mandate for Iraq House Foreign Affairs Committee December 19, 2007 Turkey's Terror Problem Is Ours Wall Street Journal December 18, 2007 Iran's nuke news shows danger of trusting this regime New York Daily News December 5, 2007 Are President Bush's recent statements on Iran dangerously provocative? Congressional Quarterly November 16, 2007 The Guldimann Memorandum Weekly Standard October 22, 2007 A Lever of Change in Iran Washington Post October 19, 2007 Grandstanding Has Consequences National Review Online October 15, 2007 Russian Roulette on Iran Wall Street Journal October 3, 2007 President Bush's Broken Promises Wall Street Journal July 31, 2007 U.S. Policy Options in the Iraq Crisis U.S. House of Representatives July 17, 2007 Opposing view: Don't blink, don't back down USA Today July 2, 2007 U.S. Policy: Back to the Future Aspenia June 2007 Asymmetrical Threat Concept and its Reflections on International Security May 31, 2007 Enabling Kurdish Illusions Weekly Standard March 19, 2007 Iraq in Books Middle East Quarterly Spring 2007 Table Talk Wall Street Journal February 21, 2007 Hamas' international strategy works Bitterlemons International February 8, 2007 Privatize the CIA Weekly Standard February 5, 2007 Will Turkey Have an Islamist President? AEI Middle Eastern Outlook February 2, 2007 How to make '07 Ahmadinejad's last year in power New York Daily News January 3, 2007 Dissident Watch: Mansour Osanlou Middle East Quarterly Winter 2007 Specter, colleagues travel abroad, but bid for dialogue yields little Philadelphia Inquirer December 28, 2006 Is American Support for Middle Eastern Dissidents the Kiss of Death? AEI Middle Eastern Outlook December 5, 2006 What went wrong: A sober look at Iraq National Review Online December 4, 2006 "Arabs may one day miss George W. Bush" Daily Star (Beirut) December 1, 2006 Right war, botched occupation USA Today November 27, 2006 Nurture Iraqi democracy, from the ground up Los Angeles Times November 16, 2006 Rumsfeld and the Realists Wall Street Journal November 13, 2006 Why withdrawal from Iraq is the worst option Financial Times October 26, 2006 Conclusion First, Debate Afterwards Weekly Standard October 20, 2006 "Mr. Erdogan's Turkey" Wall Street Journal October 19, 2006 Misguided reconciliation with Baathists Philadelphia Inquirer October 19, 2006 To end Iran standoff, plan for war New York Daily News October 3, 2006 The U.S. vs. Iran Wall Street Journal September 20, 2006 Last Chance for Iraq? National Review September 11, 2006 Can Iran Be Trusted? AEI Middle Eastern Outlook September 1, 2006 "Is the West Racist Toward Muslims and Arabs?" Bitterlemons International August 31, 2006 An Arrow in Our Quiver National Review August 28, 2006 All Talk and No Strategy: The limits of diplomacy Weekly Standard July 24, 2006 Sending in the peacekeepers is a fool's game New York Daily News July 20, 2006 Multilateralism - A Diplomatic Mantra Die Presse July 19, 2006 Iran Against the Arabs Wall Street Journal July 19, 2006 Eradication First: Before diplomacy National Review Online July 17, 2006 Fight for Mideast democracy faltering Philadelphia Inquirer July 14, 2006 Political Strategies to Counterterrorism The Evolving Threat: International Terrorism in the post 9-11 Era July 12, 2006 The US defends its allies Bitterlemons International July 6, 2006 Dangerous Cycle National Review Online July 6, 2006 Bubba Dubya? Weekly Standard June 19, 2006 Damage Is Done National Review Online June 1, 2006 Dissident Watch: Yücel Aşkın Middle East Quarterly Summer 2006 Diplomacy is not enough Prospect June 2006 The Tyranny Doctrine Los Angeles Times May 26, 2006 I Was an Icelandic "War Criminal" National Review Online May 12, 2006 Putting politics before pacifism Philadelphia Inquirer May 9, 2006 Nuclear Hostage Crisis Wall Street Journal April 14, 2006 Dissident Watch: Kamal Sayid Qadir Middle East Quarterly Spring 2006 Patterns of Discontent: Will History Repeat in Iran? Middle East Review of International Affairs March 2006 Are We Playing for Keeps? Wall Street Journal February 27, 2006 Hitting the Mark on Iran FrontPageMagazine.com January 27, 2006 Iran Means What It Says AEI Online: On the Issues January 25, 2006 The Radioactive Republic of Iran Wall Street Journal January 16, 2006 Monsters of the Left: The Mujahedin al-Khalq FrontPageMagazine.com January 13, 2006 Don't Dismiss Iranian Rhetoric Týždeň January 2, 2006 Iraqi Beacon Wall Street Journal December 14, 2005 Turkey's No Casual Dining National Review Online December 12, 2005 How to Deal with Kidnappings in Iraq Rivista di Intelligence December 2005 Iraq's Comeback Kid National Review November 29, 2005 The Middle East's real bane: corruption Daily Star (Beirut) November 18, 2005 Domestic Threats to Iranian Stability: Khuzistan and Baluchistan JCPA Jerusalem Issue Brief November 13, 2005 The Same War New York Sun November 2, 2005 Iraq, Unplugged National Review Online November 1, 2005 From Baghdad to Beirut, Arab Leaders Being Held To Account Forward October 28, 2005 Turkish Turn Back? National Review Online October 19, 2005 With Freedom Comes Politics Wall Street Journal October 18, 2005 Iraq and the Democratization of the Middle East La Rivoluzione Democratica Contro Il Terrorismo October 14, 2005 Only threat of force will tame Tehran The Observer October 9, 2005 Will They or Won't They? National Review Online October 3, 2005 Lebanon's Tenuous Transformation Aspenia October 2005 Who killed the Bush doctrine? Haaretz September 30, 2005 "The Arafat Model" National Review September 12, 2005 The Future of Iraq: Democracy, Civil War, or Chaos? Middle East Review of International Affairs September 2005 Less Is More in Iraq Washington Post August 9, 2005 The Price of Compromise New York Sun August 8, 2005 Fried in Turkey National Review Online August 2, 2005 Washington Must Plan Today For Democratic Iran of Tomorrow Forward July 8, 2005 Academic Standards, R.I.P. FrontPageMagazine.com June 14, 2005 Our Ally Down Under: The strongest Anglosphere link National Review June 7, 2005 Islamists are intrinsically anti-democratic Bitterlemons International June 2, 2005 Let Iraq handle Sunnis Baltimore Sun May 10, 2005 Soothing rhetoric - scary reality Haaretz May 6, 2005 That Occupation Feeling National Review Online April 18, 2005 A comedy of errors: American-Turkish Diplomacy and the Iraq War Turkish Policy Quarterly Spring 2005 Will Washington Support Democracy in Iran? JCPA Jerusalem Issue Brief February 13, 2005 Iraq has voted Wall Street Journal January 31, 2005 Unilateral withdrawal is irresponsible Haaretz January 28, 2005 A Fresh Start National Review Online January 28, 2005 Bush Marches Into a Second Term, His Agenda Set by Mideast Foes Forward January 28, 2005 Democracy on the Wing Washington Post January 26, 2005 Listen to the Iraqis National Review Online January 7, 2005 Green Money, Islamist Politics in Turkey Middle East Quarterly Winter 2005 Vacancy National Review Online December 10, 2004 Tapping the hornets' nest Haaretz December 10, 2004 What's Going Right in Iraq Los Angeles Times October 24, 2004 Iraq's Electoral System: A Misguided Strategy Arab Reform Bulletin September 2004 Losing the Shia National Review Online August 19, 2004 Shifting Sides? National Review Online August 10, 2004 Arresting Iraqi Democracy National Review Online August 9, 2004 Talking Turkey National Review Online August 6, 2004 The PKK Factor National Review Online August 5, 2004 Academia gone awry Jerusalem Post July 15, 2004 The Battle for a Representative Iraqi Government Has Started The Daily Star (Beirut) July 13, 2004 Bremer's Legacy a Recipe for Instability Australian Financial Review June 29, 2004 Same Qaddafi National Review Online June 29, 2004 Mounting Humanitarian Catastrophe in Sudan PolicyWatch June 28, 2004 CPA, R.I.P. National Review Online June 28, 2004 The Fallujah Problem National Review Online June 25, 2004 Where Are the Refugees? National Review Online June 21, 2004 Iran's WMD Build-Up Ripon Forum June 20, 2004 The Wrong Elections For Iraq Washington Post June 19, 2004 Trust the Iraqi People AEI On The Issues June 1, 2004 Marching off the Cliff Salon.com May 25, 2004 The Growing Gap National Review Online May 21, 2004 You Must Be Likud! National Review Online May 19, 2004 To Win in Fallujah FrontPageMagazine.com May 18, 2004 Web of Conspiracies National Review Online May 18, 2004 Prevailing Principles National Review Online May 17, 2004 Mistakes Mustn't Halt March The Baltimore Sun May 7, 2004 The Cost of Weakness National Review May 3, 2004 Exit Poll The New Republic May 3, 2004 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy National Review Online May 3, 2004 Ansar al-Sunna Middle East Intelligence Bulletin May 1, 2004 Traveler's Check The New Republic April 29, 2004 Failed Model National Review Online April 28, 2004 Bad Neighbor The New Republic April 26, 2004 Half-Hearted National Review Online April 26, 2004 Catastrophic Concessions National Review Online April 23, 2004 "Betrayal" National Review Online April 19, 2004 Dangerous Liaisons National Review Online April 15, 2004 Unwelcome United Nations National Review Online April 14, 2004 The Puppetmasters The New York Sun April 12, 2004 Learning from Sadr National Review Online April 8, 2004 Sadr Signs National Review Online April 6, 2004 Iraqi Democrats Feeling Sidelined The Los Angeles Times April 4, 2004 Tyranny@25 National Review Online April 1, 2004 Will Saddam's Troops Fight? The New Republic September 9, 2002 Disengaging in Defense of Liberty National Review Online August 29, 2002 When Politics Trumps Principles The Jerusalem Post August 29, 2002 What Do Iraqis Think about Life after Saddam? The New York Times August 9, 2002 Watershed: The Will of the Iranian People Should Not Be Ignored This Time Around National Review Online July 26, 2002 Iran's Dialogue of Deceit The Jerusalem Post July 22, 2002 One of the Most Destructive Myths of American Foreign Policy The New York Sun July 22, 2002 If Iraqis Want a King, Hassan of Jordan Could Be Their Man The Daily Telegraph July 19, 2002 No Change: Iran Remains Committed to Israel's Destruction National Review Online July 1, 2002 The Lessons of Lebanon The Weekly Standard July 1, 2002 Kurdistan Dispatch: Bomb Shelter The New Republic June 17, 2002 Engaged to Terror The Jerusalem Post June 11, 2002 Iran's Burgeoning Discontent PolicyWatch May 30, 2002 Don't Engage the Mullahs The Wall Street Journal Europe May 28, 2002 Mary Robinson, War Criminal? National Review Online May 20, 2002 In Bad Company: Yasser Arafat and Saddam Hussein National Review Online May 2, 2002 The UN's Refugees The Wall Street Journal April 18, 2002 From Inside Iraq, a Plea for U.S. Action The Los Angeles Times April 14, 2002 More floggings and inflation - the fruits of reform in Iran The Telegraph April 8, 2002 Anger and Action National Review Online March 30, 2002 Helping Iraqis without Iran National Review Online March 26, 2002 Iran's Myth of Moderation National Review Online March 18, 2002 Immoral Equivalency The Jerusalem Post March 17, 2002 Khatami and the Myth of Reform in Iran The Politic Spring 2002 Iran's Burgeoning WMD Programs Middle East Intelligence Bulletin March-April 2002 Who Is Responsible for the Taliban? Middle East Review of International Affairs March 2002 Iran and the Palestinian War against Israel AJC Middle East Backgrounder February 26, 2002 No Love Lost: Solutions from a Past Mideast National Review Online February 26, 2002 The Iranian Ticking Bomb The Jerusalem Post February 17, 2002 Deserted The New Republic February 11, 2002 Yearning for Freedom: Iranians Agree with Bush The New York Post February 11, 2002 Iran's Acts of Hostility Earned It 'Evil' Label The Baltimore Sun February 8, 2002 The Tehran Temptation Commentary January 2002 How to Free Iraq Middle East Quarterly Winter 2002 The Other Iraq The Jerusalem Report December 31, 2001 Don't 'Engage' Rogue Regimes The Wall Street Journal December 12, 2001 Broken Record The New Republic Online December 5, 2001 Free Us! The New York Post December 2, 2001 The Islamist Threat from Iraqi Kurdistan Middle East Intelligence Bulletin December 2001 Sanctions on Iraq: A Valid Anti-American Grievance? Middle East Review of International Affairs December 2001 U.S. and Regime Change in Iran The Jerusalem Post November 20, 2001 Don't Throw a Lifeline to a Failing Iran The Los Angeles Times November 11, 2001 Let's Not Befriend This Enemy of Our Enemy The Baltimore Sun November 11, 2001 Uncivil The New Republic October 22, 2001 Sudan Hides Its Regime of Terror behind a Mask of Diplomacy The Daily Telegraph October 19, 2001 The Return of the Kings The Daily Telegraph October 11, 2001 In the War against Terrorism, Where Goes Sudan? 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