Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: Real Muslims Don’t Tweet
Twitter has made it: it’s become the subject of a fatwa.
The Gulf Cooperative Council and the Arab Spring
Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states are using their wealth to counter external challenges (Iran) and internal ones (the Arab Awakening).
How Questioning the Saudi Regime’s Legitimacy Got Me Suspended by the National Press Club
Journalism is in crisis and it must be reinvented for its own good and for the good of society as a whole.
U.S. Sends a Message to Iran With Arms Sales to Gulf States
The U.S. has expanded arms sales to its Arab allies since 2008.
What War Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Might Look Like
In the event of war, Iran’s missiles could wreak havoc with Saudi Arabia.
Saudis: “We’re Killing Too Many Civilians in Yemen? Then Give Us Drones”
When accused of killing too many civilians during their airstrikes on Yemen, the Saudis asked for drones to improve accuracy.
The Saudi Counterrevolution
The fallout from Washington’s support for the Saudi counter-revolution could haunt U.S. policy for decades to come.
Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel
Saudi Arabia has played the lead role in countering the Arab Spring, but Saudi women are gaining momentum in their own campaign for driving rights.
Tracking the Saudi Arms Deal
Washington is gearing up for a historic arms sale to Riyadh. So why is it so hard to learn the details of the deal?
Washington Still Refuses to Learn an Obvious Lesson
With Osama bin Laden’s demise, it’s high time that our leaders realize that short-term gains from alliances with tyrannical regimes aren’t worth the long-term problems they foster.
WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought
Islamabad’s inaction on extremism is a recurring theme in many of the WikiLeaked cables emanating from the U.S. embassy in Pakistan.
Winners and Losers in a New Middle East
The Arab Spring is the most profound foreign policy challenge facing the United States, and Washington’s response could help shape the course of the Middle East for decades.
Arab Spring Forecast
It’s raining bullets in Libya, with cold hearts prevailing in Oman.
Time to Sever the Saudi Ties That Bind
Not only is it the right thing to do, but severing our ties with Saudi Arabia makes political sense.
The UN and Saudi Women
The new international agency UN Women should move quickly to back the Saudi women’s rights movement.