Editorial Articles
Commentary: Iran's nuclear work will go on (View on CNN.com.)
Fawaz Gerges says Iran's elite is united on the country's foreign policy, which they view as successful.
Regardless of who wins the Iranian election, continuity will be the hallmark of Iran's foreign affairs and nuclear program... [Full Article Text.]
Commentary: Ahmadinejad's problem with women (View on CNN.com.)
Fawaz Gerges says Iran's president is vulnerable on the economy and broken promises of women's rights.
In Iran, as in every country, all politics is local. While there exist few substantive differences among leading presidentia... [Full Article Text.]
Commentary: Obama must speak to young Muslims (View on CNN.com.)
In his speech Thursday to the Muslim world from Egypt, President Obama must seize the moment to stress that the U.S. is not at war with Islam, to appeal to millions of young men and women burdened by economic hardship and politica... [Full Article Text.]
Commentary: Why Obama should release photos (View on CNN.com.)
Justifying his dramatic reversal of the decision to release photos showing abuse of detainees by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama argued that publication would "further inflame anti-American opinion an... [Full Article Text.]
Al-Qaida today: a movement at the crossroads (View on Open Democracy.)
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - Open Democracy
What is happening to al-Qaida: does it still constitute a threat to its adversaries, and if so how grave? Fawaz A Gerges, author of "The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global", uses extensive survey evidence to examine the... [Full Article Text.]
Hamas is a Mideast reality (View on Los Angeles Times.)
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Now that the guns have fallen silent and the dust is settling over Gaza, it is time to revisit the received wisdom in Israel, the United States and some European quarters that Hamas is a monolithic, Al Qaeda-like terrorist organiz... [Full Article Text.]
Hamas Rising (View on The Nation.)
Friday, January 16, 2009 - The Nation
Hamas has become a fact of life: "No one dares any longer to question Hamas' right to represent the Palestinian people," said a 30-year-old leftist Palestinian, a graduate of the American University in Beirut. "Why so?" I asked. "... [Full Article Text.]
Taking On Al-Qaeda (View on WashingtonPost.com.)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - WashingtonPost.com
LEADERLESS JIHAD
Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century
By Marc Sageman
Univ. of Pennsylvania. 200 pp. $24.95
THE CONFRONTATION
Winning the War Against Future Jihad
By Walid Phares
Palgrave ... [Full Article Text.]
Hezbollah and the Future of Lebanon (View on Dissent Magazine.)
Monday, June 16, 2008 - Dissent Magazine
The 18-month political gridlock in Lebanon has come to a happy end with the Hezbollah-led opposition and the pro-Western governing coalition reaching an agreement in Doha, Qatar. Both camps stepped back from the brink of all-out c... [Full Article Text.]
War Fatigue: How the Iraq War is Straining Our U.S. Soldiers (View on Dissent Magazine.)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 - Dissent Magazine
As the war in Iraq enters its fifth year, one of the least considered repercussions is the strains on the warriors waging it. The U.S. Army is overextended--fighting multiple wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while carrying out other ... [Full Article Text.]