Kuwait

Talk to the Gulf About Leadership

Washington needs to do more to push its allies toward sustainable stability.

GCC Expansion at a Time of Arab Turmoil

Why the United States should recognize and encourage expansion of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Washington's Mideast Follies

It's time for U.S. policy makers to acknowledge the genuine horrors that have resulted, even inadvertently, from their actions.

Saudi Arabia's More Perfect Union

The house of Saud is meeting resistance as it pushes other gulf monarchies toward a closer union.

The More Things Change

Military branches join forces to defend the budget; Rice and Carney on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; Obama at the G20; troops in Kuwait.

Washington's Foreign-Policy Hypochondria

Why the U.S. has become the meddling Aunt Myrtle of the international community.

A War by Any Other Name

The U.S. is at war with terror, drugs, poverty and al-Qaeda (but not Qaddafi). The president and Congress go to battle over the meaning of war.

Metternich of Arabia

King Abdullah and his fellow Persian Gulf monarchs ally against the Arab Spring.

The Multipolar Middle East

The GCC aka The Arab Monarch's Club. Soon to be on the wrong side of history.    

Bearbaiting Iran

Saudi Arabia is practically begging Iran to take military action in the Persian Gulf. Tehran won't ignore the provocations forever.

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June 20, 2013