A stroll through the feverish streets of a city in turmoil.
Matthew Duss
Matthew Duss is president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace and a contributing writer for the Prospect. You can follow him on Twitter @mattduss.
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Turkey’s George W. Bush?
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reacting to his country’s massive protests much like our 43rd president did in the face of Iraq War dissent.
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Get Your Hands Off My War on Terror!
The “war on terror” was pretty good for conservatives. They won’t give it up without a fight.
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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Bomb, Bomb Again
Those who have been proved most wrong in the Middle East remain immune to the caution with which others now approach events in the region.
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The Isolationists Are Coming!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Is the U.S. Set to Intervene in Syria?
Intelligence showing the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against its own people puts the pressure on the Obama administration to act. What are the president’s options?
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Torture Report
A new report confirms what we already know: The U.S. engaged in torture in the wake of 9/11. Will those who perpetrated these abuses ever be brought to justice?
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The End of the Fayyad Era?
What does the Palestinian prime minister’s resignation mean for the future of the peace talks?
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Visiting Israel, Juggling a Hundred Impossible Expectations
President Obama is visiting the Jewish state for the first time as president, but the trip can’t be a success if he doesn’t temper salutations with a healthy dose of real talk.