By me...

The ‘Biden Doctrine’ Will Make Things Worse

The White House is developing plans for the Middle East that are too ambitious for its own good.

Me at Foreign Policy...

This War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict

After all the death and destruction, the situation will be no closer to a resolution than it was before Oct. 7.

Me @theatlantic.bsky.social Israel is not the only country that has a tortured history with the Gaza Strip...

Egypt’s Gaza Problem

Navigating this crisis requires a deft touch that Sisi has never had.

Really need to cut some on that stuff.

Doha giveth and Doha taketh away... foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/17/q...

Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties

Washington’s conflicting views of Qatar reflect the constraints of U.S.-Middle East policy.

October 6, 1973

So few takers at CFR for these goodies. Not sure why...

Sisi may be vulnerable; maybe not. No one knows why uprisings/revolutions happen when they do. As Timur Kuran has written, these phenomenon are not predictable. That does not mean it won't happen, but that we won't know until it does.

Hmmmm... From Politico's National Security Daily: Algeria’s foreign ministry announced that Niger’s military junta has accepted an offer from Algiers to mediate a return to civilian rule and implement a six-month transition plan.

DB?