Michael Rubin
By Michael Rubin
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Opinion Erdogan’s Turkey Is Not a Friend
Speaking in the aftermath of Israel’s botched raid on the Gaza flotilla, veteran American diplomat Aaron David Miller commented: “Overnight, the Israelis have boosted Hamas’s stock; accelerated the international community’s efforts to pressure and isolate Israel; undermined [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas, prompted a crisis with the Turks.” Miller may be right on the first…
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Opinion From Baghdad to Beirut, Arab Leaders Being Held To Account
Long home to farfetched conspiracy theories and a political culture of victimization, the Arab world is now being swept by a new emphasis on accountability. While commentators and pundits debate the merits, drawbacks and sincerity of the Bush administration’s drive for democracy, events across the Middle East suggest that the relationship between rulers and the…
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Opinion Washington Must Plan Today For Democratic Iran of Tomorrow
Two weeks ago, obscure hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad swept to victory in Iran’s run-off presidential election. In his first news conference as president-elect, he vowed to continue Iran’s nuclear program. “Today,” Ahmadinejad proclaimed, “we can say that nuclear technology is our right.” A nuclear Islamic Republic would undermine any prospect for Iranian reform, Middle East peace…
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Culture Bush Marches Into a Second Term, His Agenda Set by Mideast Foes
Last week, George W. Bush took the oath of office and began his second term. With 150,000 troops still in Iraq, Iran developing nuclear weapons and new leadership in the Palestinian Authority, the Middle East will continue to dominate White House attention. To what extent will Bush’s second term be different from his first? For…
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