IAF Hits Targets in Syria

Syrian media reported that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked two Hezbollah targets Friday night.
Assad’s Autumn Offensive

With a little help from his friends – Russia, Iran, Hezbollah – the Syrian dictator looks set to end the immediate threat to the regime enclave in Latakia.
Middle East Peace Process: Oh No, Not Again!

Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian nationalism appear have outlived their moment.
Kerry, Israeli Arabs and the Separation Delusion

Israel’s political leaders have rightly expressed anger at the US State Department’s hostile characterizations of the Palestinian terrorist onslaught.
Chaos and 2nd Cold War, Part II: Israel’s Nuclear Strategy

How will Russia respond to any ramped up American uses of force in the Middle East, and, more plausibly, vice-versa?
The Limits of Iranian Power

The Houthi retreat in Yemen counters the notion of an unstoppable Iranian advance across the Middle East.
There’s a Strong Leader Around, and His Name isn’t Obama

US President Barack Obama delivered an impressive speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
The Treachery of the Free World

Half a million children became refugees in the last five months, more than a 100,000 children a month.
Is Syria on the Way to Becoming a ‘Frozen Conflict’?

Neither a grand ‘4+1’ (Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria plus Hezbollah) war against ‘terror’.
Equal Opportunity Disappointers

By now, most Americans are aware of the tremendous pitfalls of the Iran nuclear deal.