Arab disappointment with Obama is suddenly very, very important. Fouad Ajami is very worried that Arabs are disappointed with Obama's foreign policy

In his June 4, 2009 speech at Cairo University, President Barack Obama dramatically raised expectations for U.S. policy in the Middle East, among Americans and Muslims both.

The increase in the rates of STDs, HIV-AIDS and pregnancy among young women indicates that America has yet to overcome the tyranny of rightwing

A senior Middle East specialist has called on decision-makers in Washington to spell out their attitude towards the Islamic movements in the region

The Justice and Development Party sometimes misses the point that the Muslim thing to do in global politics is not to give blind support to our ‘Muslim brothers,’ but is

In a failed state, the government’s priorities are totally separate from those of the people. The US can’t afford health care or a bailout for jobless homeowners, but it can

The Iraq War has yet to begin to go away, the Afghan War is being escalated in a major way, the Middle East is in some turmoil, Guantanamo remains open,

US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have operated under standing orders to 'call for fire' (an air-strike) whenever resistance fighters take cover in a house or apartment building, even when

Bush’s 'surge' increased the Iraqi violence in late spring 2007, including a spike in US casualties, and that only a political-military decision to pull back from offensive operations that summer

While he has been successful in addressing the CIA's renditions, detentions and interrogations programs,