Archive — The Orientalist Express

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October 2022

What Is The Threat Of Nuclear War In Ukraine?

What's Going On With The Protests In Iran?

September 2022

How Ukraine's Kharkiv Offensive Changes Everything

July 2022

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What Is The Build Back Better World Program?

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The Return of the NATO Alliance

April 2022

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The Next Phase of the War in Ukraine

March 2022

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Everything You Need To Know About The War In Ukraine

December 2021

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What’s Happening in Ukraine?

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What Happened At The Summit For Democracy?

October 2021

What Is The Pivot To Asia?

August 2021

Some Hard Truths About Afghanistan

How U.S. Development & Diplomacy Helps Africa & America

June 2021

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Will Iran’s New President Change Anything?

What Went Down At The G7 Summit This Month

May 2021

Some Hard Truths About Israel/Palestine

April 2021

What's in the Biden Infrastructure Plan for Rural Communities?

The Global & Local Impacts of Climate Change

March 2021

The New Suez Canal Crisis

The Future is Africa

February 2021

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What's Happening in Myanmar?

December 2020

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A Foreign Policy for the 21st Century

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How America Can Lead The World Out Of The Pandemic

September 2020

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What’s Going on in Belarus?

August 2020

The U.A.E. - Israel Peace Deal Explained

Why Do We Have Troops in Europe and Asia?

June 2020

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How History Shapes Our Worldview

May 2020

How COVID-19 Is Changing Global Religion

April 2020

Who is the WHO?

What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?

March 2020

The Global Response to COVID-19

What You Need To Know About The Coronavirus Outbreak

January 2020

How Global Leadership Helps Us All

A Crisis Averted In Oman

Was the U.S. Strike Against Qassem Soleimani Worth It?

December 2019

A Foreign Policy Year In Review: 2019

What The Afghanistan Papers Reveal About Us

November 2019

Tensions in Bolivia: How Recent Elections are Impacting the Country

October 2019

The NBA, China, and Free Speech

What's Going On With The Kurds in Syria?

How The Ukraine Scandal Is A Threat To National Security

September 2019

The Saudi Arabian Oil Crisis Explained

What's Next For The Future of Afghanistan?

August 2019

The China-America Trade War Explained

The Brexit Crisis Explained

July 2019

Did NATO Expansion Cause Russian Resurgence?

How Oman Can Save The Iran Nuclear Deal

June 2019

What is Going on in Hong Kong?

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Book Review: The Great Delusion

May 2019

Panel Discussion: European Collective Security

The Case For Foreign Aid

April 2019

Three Views on the Future of the US Grand Strategy

Why The Golan Heights' Status Matters

March 2019

How Security Clearance Works

February 2019

When ISIS Fighters Return

What's So Important About The INF Treaty?

January 2019

Is ISIS Defeated?

Venezuela's Presidential Crisis

What is America's "Interest" in the Middle East?

December 2018

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Huawei and China’s Technology Warfare

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The Foreign Policy of George H.W. Bush

November 2018

A Very International Thanksgiving Dinner

North Korea’s Nuclear Summit Revisited

October 2018

How Jamal Khashoggi Is Shaping Foreign Policy

Toms Rātfelders on the Latvian Elections

Global Policy and Climate Change

September 2018

What is America's Grand National Strategy?

August 2018

Cyber State Competition

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The Truth About "Fake News"

July 2018

Why Interference and Collusion Matter

Response To "On the Liberal International Order"

On the Liberal International Order

June 2018

Book Review: Political Tribes

May 2018

Exiting the JCPOA

The Balance of National Interests

April 2018

The Problem With Sanctions

Who Controls Who In The Digital Age?

March 2018

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Is North Korea Serious About De-Nuclearization?

Panel Discussion: NATO Protection of the Baltics

The Return of the Emperor

February 2018

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Book Review: The Battle For Syria

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Between Two Allies In Syria

January 2018

Panel Discussion: The Liberal International Order

The Rejection of Westernization in Russia

December 2017

Why Jerusalem's Status Matters

November 2017

Egypt's ISIS Problem

Is Lebanon Next?

September 2017

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The Kurdish Independence Referendum

The Rohingya Crisis Explained

The Decline of American Global Hegemony

August 2017

Seventy Years Of India-Pakistan Partition

The Case for In-Country Refugee Support

The Russia Edition

July 2017

Looking Back on Turkey's Failed Coup

The Harsh Reality About North Korean Nuclear Weapons

June 2017

Yemen's Cholera Crisis

The NATO Alliance Marches On

The End Of The GCC As We Know It?

May 2017

The Impending Succession Crisis In Oman

The Strategy of Unpredictability

April 2017

Why Turkey Voted Away Its Own Rights

Three Ways Assad's Chemical Weapons Attacks Are Working

March 2017

In Defense of Smart Power

February 2017

The Problems With A One-State Solution

Why An American Embassy In Jerusalem Matters

January 2017

What is the Liberal International Order?

What's So Important About the South China Sea?

December 2016

Review: George F. Kennan: An American Life

Iran and the Next President

November 2016

Nov 30, 2016

Saudi Arabia and the Next President

Nov 30, 2016

Nov 30, 2016

Nov 14, 2016

American Middle East Policy and the Next President

Nov 14, 2016

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October 2016

Oct 26, 2016

How to Survive this Election Cycle in Three Easy Steps!

Oct 26, 2016

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Oct 24, 2016

Too Late To Intervene?

Oct 24, 2016

Oct 24, 2016

Oct 18, 2016

Why Is Syria Still At War?

Oct 18, 2016

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Oct 5, 2016

Month in Review: September 2016

Oct 5, 2016

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September 2016

Sep 26, 2016

A Reaction To "Is Islam Compatible With Democracy?"

Sep 26, 2016

Sep 26, 2016

Sep 20, 2016

Is Islam Compatible With Democracy?

Sep 20, 2016

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Sep 14, 2016

Just The Facts On Nuclear Security

Sep 14, 2016

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August 2016

Who Really Founded ISIS?

An Immodest Proposal For Preventing Terror Attacks

Remembering America's Muslim Warriors

July 2016

A History Of Coups In Turkey

Yet Another Open Letter On Privilege & Unintended Discrimination

The Month In Review: June 2016

June 2016

Why Some Muslims Don't Speak Up

Compassion Versus Hate in the Time of Terror

The Five Major Barriers To Middle East Peace

May 2016

The Month In Review: May 2016

100 Years of Sykes-Picot: Three Hard Truths

Evaluating The "Trump Doctrine"

April 2016

Four Ways The U.S.-Saudi Relationship Is Falling Apart

Three Reasons The Panama Papers Change Nothing In The Middle East

What Is The Threat From Nuclear Terrorism?

March 2016

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Is Turkey Doing Anything To Improve The Middle East?

March 2016

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Three Likely Outcomes Of Syria's "Ceasefire"

March 2016

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Two Takeaways From The Iranian Elections

March 2016

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February 2016

The Four Problems With Closing Guantanamo Bay

January 2016

Five Fundamental Facts About The Middle East & Oil

What Is America's Strategy In Iran?

The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry In Context

December 2015

Is Iraq Winning The War Against ISIS?

One Small Step For (Wo)man In Saudi Arabia

What Is Sharia Law? ...And Why Is It Always Creeping?

November 2015

Why Are We So Quick To Want To Go To War?

The Grand Delusions Of Sykes-Picot

Don't Panic.

America's Constantly Shifting Strategy In The Middle East

October 2015

Setting The Record Straight On Israel and Palestine

Tragedy In Kunduz: The Myth of International Law

The Jewish High Holidays: New Year, Old Problems

September 2015

With Great Hajj Comes Great Responsibility

They Don't Have To Live Like Refugees

My Brief Visit To The "Orient"

August 2015

The Unmaking of Iraq, Part 3: The Best Intentions

The Unmaking of Iraq, Part 2: All The Wrong Choices

The Unmaking Of Iraq, Part 1: The March To War

Are There Benefits To America's Perpetual War Machine?

July 2015

What Is The Link Between Mental Illness And Radicalization?

The Great Sunni-Shia Divide In Yemen

What Are The Alternatives To An Iranian Nuclear Deal?

What Is Russia Trying To Do In Eastern Europe?

June 2015

Tactics and Tragedy in Last Summer's Gaza War

The Winners And Losers Of Turkey's Parliamentary Election

May 2015

Why Is The 2022 World Cup So Controversial?

Syria's Refugees, Where Are They Now?

How Charlie Hebdo Got Satire All Wrong

April 2015

Dying For A Better Life In Europe

Chechnya and the Boston Marathon Connection

Saudi Arabia and the Impending War in Yemen

March 2015

Surviving in the "Graveyard of Empires"

Understanding The 2015 Israeli Elections: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

What You Need To Know About Boko Haram And The Alliance With ISIS

The (Not So) Special U.S.-Israeli Relationship

February 2015

People Do Good Things In The Name Of Islam Too

Why People Join ISIS...And How To Stop Them

Jordan, America's Underrated Ally in the Middle East

Why American Sniper Is So Controversial (When It Didn't Have To Be)

January 2015

Much Ado About Niqab

Why (Almost) Everyone in the U.S. Government Visited Saudi Arabia this Week

Fishing for a President in the Yemen

Negotiating the Best Course of Action in Iran

What's So Bad About A Picture of Muhammad?

Oil in Saudi Arabia and Royal Succession

December 2014

The Tunisian Election and the Arab Spring Post-Mortem

The Strategies of Terrorism in Peshawar

[Redacted]: The Effectiveness of Enhanced Interrogation

A Call To Action: Syria's Lost Generation

My Inaugural Post: Starting Out