Emile Nakhleh

This year, Arab political Islam will be greatly influenced by U.S. regional policy, as it has been since the Obama administration came into office six years ago. Indeed, as the US standing in the region rose with Obama’s presidency beginning in January 2009, so did the fortunes of Arab political Islam. But when Arab autocrats … Continue reading “Political Islam and US Policy in 2015”

As the wobbly anti-ISIS coalition is being formed with American prodding, the Obama administration should take a strategic look at the future of the Arab world beyond the threat posed by the self-declared Islamic State. Otherwise, the United States would be unprepared to deal with the unintended chaos. Driven by ideological hubris, the Bush administration … Continue reading “Fighting ISIS and the Morning After”