June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 Why the hell is ISIS attacking Kuwait, Tunisia, and France? (Or: When Terrorists/Revolutionaries Try To Build Nation-States, The Results Aren’t Pretty) Continue reading →
May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 Thinking the Unthinkable: When Will It Make Sense To Divide Iraq? Continue reading →
May 18, 2015June 8, 2016 The Geopolitics of Oman: Or, How Not To Get Killed When You Live In A Dangerous Neighborhood Continue reading →
May 11, 2015May 13, 2015 The Folly of King Salman: Saudi Arabia’s Impossible War in Yemen Continue reading →
April 13, 2015July 20, 2015 Saudi Arabia Is More Hosed by the Day: Why Riyadh is Running Out of Options Continue reading →
March 30, 2015 The Middle East’s Cold War Heats Up: (Or, The Geopolitics of Why Saudi Arabia Is Bombing Yemen) Continue reading →
January 12, 2015January 14, 2015 Al-Qaeda Returns: Or, Why The Hell Hasn’t Al-Qaeda In Yemen Been Dealt With? Continue reading →
December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 What the hell happened in Abu Dhabi? (Or: The geopolitics of today’s terrorists) Continue reading →
December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 The Air War On ISIS (Probably) Won’t Work: Or, Don’t Drone Your Way To Victory Continue reading →
November 17, 2014November 19, 2014 The United Arab Emirates Goes To War (And for the rulers, all bets are off) Continue reading →