Center for Strategic Communication

Algeria hostage crisis may be future of terrorism

It has been an eventful weekend as the Algerian crisis appears to have finally wrapped up. I have been doing various bits of media, including a short interview that was used in this piece in the Sunday Telegraph, focusing in particular on the Algerian connection to...

The Arab Monarchy Debate

It has been widely noted that monarchies have done better at surviving the Arab uprisings that began two years ago. Three Presidents (Ben Ali, Mubarak, and Saleh) have fallen, along with Muammar al-Qaddafi’s unique Jamahiriaya, while Bashar al-Assad’s...

Failing Syria’s refugees

   — The Middle East Channel Editor’s Blog —   There are plenty of strong reasons for the United States and the international community to remain deeply cautious about taking a deeper role in Syria’s internal war. Concerns about the nature of...