[escenic_image id="5571935"]Jeremy Ben-Ami is the founder of J Street, a pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group that has positioned itself as a leader…

[escenic_image id="5562322"]This week was penciled in to be historic. The heads of state of 43 Mediterranean countries—including Israel, the…

[escenic_image id="5566566"] How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace Charles Kupchan Princeton University Press, 2010 Hard…

[escenic_image id="5562264"]Despite a relatively democratic legacy when compared to other countries in the region, the past few years have been…

[escenic_image id="5562312"]A conspicuous if not shocking feature of today’s world is its unambiguously upside-down state. While various…

[escenic_image id="5563721"]James B. Smith is a retired US Air Force Brigadier General who has served as US ambassador to Riyadh since September 2009…

[escenic_image id="5563871"]Prince Turki Al Faisal holds no official position in the Saudi government. But as ex-intelligence chief, former…

[escenic_image id="5567722"]The Middle East has emerged from the recent global economic crisis in better shape than most other regions. It…

[escenic_image id="5567032"]Nawshirwan Mustafa is a prominent Kurdish politician, and currently the leader of Goran, the Movement for Change. The co…

[escenic_image id="5542814"]Last week, Afghanistan held its first major peace conference. It didn’t start out well. The Taliban fired a couple of…