Stephen Walt says the smaller Gulf states aren’t colonies — J. Dana Stuster politely disagrees. More…
Category Archives: J. Dana Stuster
Assad’s Endgame Reply
Would Bashar al Assad be desperate enough to provoke a regional conflagration? If he is, there’s a target on the U.S. personnel in Jordan.
Bashar al Assad has been at war with his own country — or vast swathes of it, at least — for a year and a half. His regime is more threatened now than ever before, and the duration of the violence has only hardened opposition to his regime from the international community. (cont.) More…
Defining and Defying Strategy 1
The problem with Mitt Romney’s Middle East platform isn’t the strategy, but what the strategy would miss. More…
Saudi Arabia’s Free Ride Reply
Saudi Arabia gets a pass while Israel keeps its greatest rival in check. More…
The Pragmatism of Iraqi Kurdistan Reply
The Kurds of Iraq and Syria are seeking greater autonomy. How to achieve that autonomy is another matter.
This is part two of a two-part series by Senior Editor J. Dana Stuster discussing the issues facing Kurdistan. More…
Syria’s Kurds Seize Autonomy 1
The Kurds of Iraq and Syria are seeking greater autonomy. How to achieve that autonomy is another matter. This is the first in a two-part series on Kurdistan by Senior Editor J. Dana Stuster. You can read the second piece here tomorrow. More…
Crowded Theater 2
Middle East policy in an age of unforeseen consequences.
September 11th nearly passed by without incident last week – after more than a decade, the date can finally be commemorated with quiet, personal remembrances rather than sensationalist productions. More…