Ed Gabriel: Will Lebanon's New Government Deliver In Time?After a series of stalemates among its sectarian leaders, Lebanon has finally formed a new government under the recently appointed Prime Minister Hassan Diab...
Lebanese are Tired of Hosting Syrian RefugeesA delegation of the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) just returned from a trip to Lebanon, where it met with over a hundred representatives of governme...
The Lebanese Economy Faces a Critical Turning PointIt is an understatement to say that the Lebanese are preoccupied with the state of their economy. Yet during a recent visit to the country, the American Task...
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army, a worthwhile US investmentRecently, there has been concern over whether U.S. assistance for foreign militaries and UN global peacekeeping missions is worthwhile. I just returned from ...
It’s Time for the United States to Rethink How We See North AfricaThe news out of Algeria continues to intrigue. Now that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in power since 1999, has stepped down, Algerians and people a...
U.S. Reveals Former Classified Commitments to MoroccoPhoto: Tank in Polisario-controlled zone of Western Sahara, Photo Credit: Nick Brooks An incredible document detailing the United States involvement in ongoi...
Denying women a seat at Taliban talks is a huge mistakeAfter September 11, the United States justified deep engagement in Afghanistan in part due to the Taliban's harsh repression of women. Now, after sustaining ...
A Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Thinks Trump’s Exit Strategy Is a Huge MistakeFew Americans have more on-the-ground foreign-policy experience than Ryan Crocker. Over a career spanning from the 1970s to the 2010s, he served as the U.S. ...
Former U.S. Ambassador Says Withdraw From Afghanistan Is SurrenderNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, about why Crocker thinks the American plan to withdraw from Afghanistan is ...
U.S.-Turkey Relations with Nicholas Danforthsubscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Dr. Nicholas Danforth spoke to U.S.-Turkey relations at the Council of American Ambassadors' Fall Confer...
Tour D'Horizon with Frank Wisnersubscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Ambassador Frank G. Wisner presented a "Tour D'Horizon" at the Council of American Ambassadors' Fall Con...
