Alex Edwards is a desk editor at <em>The Majalla</em> and <em>Asharq Al-Awsat</em>'s English editions. He trained as a journalist before receiving his PhD from the London School of Economics, where he researched American foreign policy in the Gulf.

Understanding Dictators

[caption id="attachment_55231164" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Charlie Chaplin as &#039;The Great Dictator (1940)&#039;"][/caption] Hosni…

An Enduring Stalemate

[caption id="attachment_55238750" align="aligncenter" width="620"] World powers and Iran's representatives sit at a table during talks on Iran's…

Going Nowhere Fast

[caption id="attachment_55241173" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US-made F-15 jet fighters of the Saudi Royal Air Force perform on January 1, 2013,…

Ahmadinejad's Last Battle?

[caption id="attachment_55241302" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (L) wave…

Three Against One

[caption id="attachment_55242147" align="alignnone" width="620"] Illustration showing leaders of the Continental Congress, from left to right, John…

Obama Moves Offshore

[caption id="attachment_55243031" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US President Barack Obama listens during a bilateral meeting with French President…

Iran Behind the Headlines

[caption id="attachment_55243830" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian soldiers take part in celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the…

Desert Fox 2

[caption id="attachment_55245021" align="alignnone" width="620"] A US Navy officer walks in front of a 5754 gun on the deck of the USS Milius DDG69,…

A Sixty-Year Bluff

[caption id="attachment_55245886" align="alignnone" width="619"] US President Barack Obama and US Vice President Joe Biden greet troops during a…

Explaining Iraq's Agony

[caption id="attachment_55238644" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iraqi's protest against Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Kirkuk, February 2013…