Stephen Glain is a freelance journalist and author based in Paris. For two decades, as a correspondent for the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> and <em>Newsweek</em>, he covered Asia, the Middle East and the policy sausage factories of Washington, D.C. He is the author of two books: <em>Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants: The Economic Collapse of the Arab World</em> (St. Martin’s Press, 2004) and <em>State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire</em> (Crown Books, 2011).

The Clinton Legacy

[caption id="attachment_55232847" align="alignnone" width="620"] Hillary Clinton [/caption] In a recent front-page profile, the International Herald…

The Third Intifada?

[caption id="attachment_55232864" align="alignnone" width="620"] Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas[/caption] In 2007, the Bush…

A Meat-Axe to Grind

[caption id="attachment_55232972" align="alignnone" width="620"]US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta[/caption] American military might is so great, and…

Sticking to the Agenda

[caption id="attachment_55233506" align="aligncenter" width="620"] George W. Bush (R) and Hosni Mubarak shake hands at Bush's Texas ranch, 12 April…

Foreign Priorities

[caption id="attachment_55233377" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 arrive home from a seven month…

Romney, Culture, and the Middle East

[caption id="attachment_55233321" align="aligncenter" width="620"] US Repulican party presidential candidate Mitt Romney stands in front of a picture…

Romney's Pilgrimage

[caption id="attachment_55233281" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Mitt Romney will visit Israel as part of an overseas tour to boost his…

The Power of Self-Reflection

[caption id="attachment_55233251" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iraqi policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad [/caption]There…

The Fall of Beit Assad

[caption id="attachment_55233161" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad waves as she stands under a portrait of her…

Shared Values

[caption id="attachment_55233129" align="alignnone" width="555"] Donald Rumsfeld greets Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in 2002[/caption] The…