Swift Boat to Bahrain
March 19, 2012 | Despite a pause on most security cooperation with Bahrain, the United States is still supplying it with boats.
Articles by Paul Mutter
“Please Do Not Pet the Islamists”
March 14, 2012 | An Israeli "lawfare" group offers military tours of Israel and its borders.
The Life of an Iraqi Legislator Is Profitable But Perilous
March 6, 2012 | The Iraqi parliament is spending $50 million on armored cars for itself.
Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: Real Muslims Don’t Tweet
February 21, 2012 | Twitter has made it: it's become the subject of a fatwa.
In the Aftermath of Libya: a Chance to Define “Responsibility to Protect”
February 18, 2012 | Libya is not a convincing precedent for intervening in Syria by arming opposition groups.
Is Libya a “False Analogy” (in Hillary Clinton’s Words) to Syria?
February 2, 2012 | How will the international community react if Syria's opposition movement comes down firmly in favor of foreign intervention?
Timoney Time in Bahrain
February 2, 2012 | Bahrain's Interior Ministry has hired the heavy-handed former police chief of Philadelphia and Miami.
Does U.S. Believe Arms Deal With Bahrain Will Encourage Human Rights?
February 1, 2012 | The United States is going ahead with an arms sale to Bahrain despite Congressional opposition and criticism from human rights observers.
Cold Comfort for Egypt
January 25, 2012 | The majority won by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's parliamentary elections presents its ruling junta with challenges.
Exactly Why Did Ehud Barak Postpone a Joint U.S.-Israeli Military Exercise?
January 21, 2012 | This was the first time Israel had ever postponed a joint military exercise; it generated a seismic moment in relations between the U.S. and Israel.