Andrew Bowen is Scholar for the Middle East at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. He regularly writes, teaches and consults on Middle Eastern politics and American foreign policy. His work primarily focuses on the regional and international politics of the Levant, but he frequently comments on the international relations of the Gulf and American national security policy. Follow Andrew on Twitter @abowen17

Descent into Chaos

[caption id="attachment_55233151" align="alignnone" width="548"] Rebels calling the assault on the capital 'Operation Damascus Volcano'[/caption] As…

Reading Putin

[caption id="attachment_55233050" align="alignnone" width="620"] Vladimir Putin[/caption] On Monday during the Syrian National Council’s visit to…

A Work in Progress

[caption id="attachment_55229105" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="American policy in the Middle East has taken a dramatic turn,…

A Shifting Axis

[caption id="attachment_55228655" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Dr. William Quandt"][/caption] William B. Quandt has been a prominent…

The New Road to Ankara

[caption id="attachment_55228242" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Erdogan negotiates the vagaries of foreign policy at the G20 summit"][…

The Arab Storm

[caption id="attachment_2646" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Protesters hold (L-R) Yemeni, Syrian and Egyptian flags in support of anti…

Shifting Energy Landscapes

[caption id="attachment_55227694" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Daniel Yergin"][/caption] Daniel Yergin is a leading energy analyst and his…

On The Pulse

[caption id="attachment_55227526" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Sultan Al-Qassemi"][/caption] Sultan Al-Qassemi, a political…

After New York?

[caption id="attachment_55226491" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas(L) listens as US President Barack…

Israel’s Long Winter

[caption id="attachment_55226213" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet…