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Salon.com
October 12, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Why the U.S. is losing the propaganda war Foolish decisions, nervous allies and not enough Arabic speakers mean Muslims around the world aren't getting America's side of the story.   |
Salon.com
September 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Friends like these Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally... |
Salon.com
September 27, 2001
Steve Kettmann |
Creating "many, many Osamas" Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them... |
Wired
July 2004
Lee Smith |
The Road to Tech Mecca Open markets and oil, satellite nets and Islam. Welcome to the city-state of Dubai, the new media capital of the Middle East. |
Salon.com
September 19, 2001
Laura Miller |
The "enemy" we barely know A writer who has traveled extensively in Afghanistan talks about how little we understand its people, how dangerous it is to underestimate them and why they have cause to resent the U.S.... |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Suspicious minds Many Arab rulers would like to support the Western war on Osama bin Laden. But their subjects disagree, and have a laundry list of reasons why... |
Salon.com
September 25, 2001
Anthony York |
Salon's war reader Don't know much about Central Asian history? Osama bin Laden? The Web provides a crash course in what's needed to understand "America's new war"... |
ifeminists
March 25, 2003
Wendy McElroy |
Laying Down 'the White Woman's Burden' The most recent stereotype to bombard the American psyche is of the Muslim woman who lives veiled and in fear of all men who, by virtue of their maleness, are her oppressors. But is it true in general of Arab-Muslim women who have become the focus of world attention? |
Salon.com
September 24, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Terror's first victims When fanatics like the Taliban seize control of Islamic countries, women are the first to suffer... |
Parameters
Summer 2007
Gawdat Bahgat |
Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East It is time that those responsible for crafting the policies and strategies for the region understand that US and Iranian interests are not by definition mutually exclusive. |
Salon.com
February 8, 2002
Nina Burleigh |
Bush, oil and the Taliban In a new book, "Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth," two French intelligence analysts allege that before Sept. 11, the White House put oil interests ahead of national security... |
Salon.com
November 21, 2001
Laura Miller |
The holy warrior The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror... |
Salon.com
June 18, 2002
Laura Miller |
Before Baghdad burns The author of a new book on Iraq cautions that a U.S. invasion to get rid of Saddam Hussein could be even more dangerous than his weapons of mass destruction. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Film to watch as we engage in war Despite strict censorship and a paucity of funds, Middle Eastern cinema illuminates the political and personal lives of people we now battle or befriend in the region... |
Parameters
November 2004
Philip Seib |
The News Media and the "Clash of Civilizations" "For the first time in history, global politics is both multipolar and multicivilizational." As the balance of power among civilizations shifts, the relative influence of the West is declining. |
Inc.
July 2006
Darren Dahl |
Mideast Boom This year, U.S. exports to the Middle East are expected to increase 56 percent, to $40 billion. Below, the top 15 importers. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2007
Kerry Capell |
The Arab World Wants Its MTV U.S. media giant Viacom aims to deliver MTV to the Arab world, as well as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and more. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Sean Kenny |
Anger in the bazaars of Peshawar The Taliban has strong support in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. If there is civil war, it will start here... |
Salon.com
October 8, 2001
Gary Kamiya |
War and peace Our fight against terrorism gives the U.S. a historic opportunity to become a kinder, gentler force in the world... |
Salon.com
November 22, 2001
David Talbot |
"The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities" Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine... |
Salon.com
October 19, 2001
Janelle Brown |
Optional burqas and mandatory malnutrition After spending 18 months studying Afghanistan, Dr. Lynn Amowitz reports that life under the Taliban is more brutal -- and more complicated -- than we suspected... |
Salon.com
May 13, 2002
Laura Miller |
Death rattle? Sept. 11 may have been the last gasp of militant Islam -- but while it's dying, it could strike again and again... |
Parameters
Autumn 2005
Harvey, Sullivan & Groves |
A Clash of Systems: An Analytical Framework to Demystify the Radical Islamist Threat The United States must understand the implications of its leadership in the global system, and how to use this position to demonstrate to moderates in the Islamic world why they should join us rather than attempt to beat us. |
National Defense
February 2014
Stephen A. Mackey |
Time to Make Key Decisions in Afghanistan As the United States enters its second decade in Afghanistan, it is wise to examine the nation's interests and use them to inform the path ahead. Nations do not have permanent friends and allies, only permanent interests. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Shahine & Derhally |
Online Advertising Spending Surges in the Middle East Large Internet companies are taking note of the region's recent vigor, and a potential surfing population of 300 million in 22 countries. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
George T. Abed |
Unfulfilled Promise Why the Middle East and North Africa region has lagged in growth and globalization |
Salon.com
April 23, 2002
Mark Scheffler |
The real war on terrorism Robert Young Pelton, author of "The World's Most Dangerous Places," says the U.S. military has killed "thousands and thousands" of people in Afghanistan, al-Qaida is a myth and the WTC was brought down by a "Mickey Mouse" outfit... |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2003
Manjeet Kripalani |
Operation: Stability in Afghanistan The country is making steady progress, but it's facing huge challenges in getting ready for free elections next June. |
Parameters
Autumn 2005
Chris Zambelis |
The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East Promoting democracy in the Middle East will mark a positive shift in American foreign policy if and when Washington decides to back up its rhetoric with action. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2001
Ken Silverstein |
Blasts from the past The weaponry the Taliban could turn on us may be our own, the relics of a $7 billion Cold War campaign... |
Salon.com
December 20, 2001
Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
Reason
June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
Salon.com
September 12, 2002
Robert Scheer |
Where's Osama? Sept. 11 could have been avoided if our intelligence agencies had done their job. |
Entrepreneur
September 2008
Farnoosh Torabi |
Eastern Promises Invest in the west? Try again - investors see opportunity in the Middle East. |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Asla Aydintasbas |
The Kurdish dilemma Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed. |
National Defense
May 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Iranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenses When it comes to air-and-missile defense, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense to guard the nation against a looming Iranian threat. And it has the cash to do so. |
ifeminists
July 10, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
Arm the Afghan women Give an Afghan woman the right to own a gun and you protect her long after the current tragedy has become old news. A gun in the hand of a mother who is protecting her child may be the most humanitarian relief of all. |
Parameters
Autumn 2006
Raymond L. Bingham |
Bridging the Religious Divide Academicians, east and west, hotly debate the fundaments of the war on terror. In our nation's capital, decision-makers and renowned scholars meet regularly to posit the pros and cons of U.S. foreign policy. |
BusinessWeek
January 20, 2011
Stanley Reed |
Tunisia's Dangerous Jobs Shortage Youth unemployment set the stage for the Tunisian revolution - and that's a problem common to many countries in North Africa and the Middle East. |
Parameters
Spring 2004
Sean M. Maloney |
Afghanistan: From Here to Eternity? American policy in Afghanistan is at a crossroads, or so it appears. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld suggested in May 2003 that the war on terror in Afghanistan was in "cleanup" or "mop up" phase. |
Smithsonian
April 2006
Afshin Molavi |
Young and Restless Saudi Arabia's baby boomers, born after the 1973 oil embargo, are redefining the kingdom's relationship with the modern world. |
National Defense
May 2009
Stew Magnuson |
For the UAE, Iran Is Both Enemy and Trading Partner As the United Arab Emirates spends billions to defend itself against a perceived Iranian threat, it also enjoys a robust trading relationship with its potential foe. |
Salon.com
October 2, 2001
Janelle Brown |
The Taliban's bravest opponents An underground resistance of Afghan women risks torture and execution to alert the world to the regime's atrocities. One freedom fighter tells her story... |
InternetNews
October 8, 2010 |
RIM Avoids BlackBerry Ban in UAE BlackBerry maker reaches an agreement with UAE telecom authorities that will ensure no interruption in service. |
Salon.com
December 17, 2001
Tamim Ansary |
Leaping to conclusions Well-meaning observers are making dangerous assumptions about Afghan women and their goals for the future... |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2009
Rich Smith |
Arms Dealers Flock to Mideast Is the defense industry headed for a downturn? Yesterday's JPMorgan downgrade of L-3 Communications certainly makes it sound that way. But you know the old saying: When the going gets tough, the tough get going ... |
Salon.com
October 10, 2001
Asra Q. Nomani |
At home with the Taliban While U.S. bombs dropped on his country, an Afghan official and his two wives welcomed me into their living room and talked of marriage, music and his memories of dining in the World Trade Center's starry restaurant... |
Salon.com
October 11, 2002
William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2005
Steven Cherry |
The Net Effect As China's Internet gets a much-needed makeover, will the new network promote freedom or curtail it? |
