Leon Hadar

Leon Hadar, senior analyst at Wikistrat, a geostrategic consulting group, is the author of  Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).


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This article was originally published on October 26. Given Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's resignation, it is being republished.

Commentary

A groundbreaking study sheds light on how experts make predictions—and why they often are so calamitously wrong. 

China's strengthening ties with Middle Eastern nations are about energy, not an anti-American alliance.

Erdogan has been called everything from Islamist terrorist to ally. Washington must figure out where it stands on Ankara.

Netanyahu has essentially delivered an ultimatum to Washington. So far, he has yet to win Obama over to his way of thinking.

Ankara wants to prove it is a regional leader. It should start by helping find a solution for Syria.

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May 26, 2012