Why Palestinians are already frustrated with Trump’s ‘peace plan’
The countdown has begun for the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s promised “ultimate deal” between Israel and the Palestinians, one that aims to...
Trump and Putin dance the Syrian peace two-step
At the G-20 summit in Hamburg last July, and despite all odds, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump met to discuss...
Meet the angriest man running for president – no it's not Trump
What better time to gauge the emotional profile of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), an avowed Socialist, than during his Labor Day speech to the...
Why terrorism will only get worse
Dr. Ali Ahmad Al-Kheshaiban
Al-Riyadh
When we talk about extremism, we should also ask what transformations we have gone through while fighting extremism? Why have our...
If Marco Rubio is the best debater, why does he look so nervous?
Donald Trump jousts with all the other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, but his critiques of Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have taken an...
A solid ray of economic sunshine
Amidst all the gloomy news of ratings downgrades and a slowing Saudi economy there is at least one ray of sunshine and it could...
Why the U.S. military can't succeed in training foreign armies
It was big news last month when 7,000 U.S.-trained and -equipped Afghan security troops failed to defend the northern city of Kunduz against a...
How ISIS overtook Al Qaeda
On June 12, a gunman stormed a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others. During the massacre and ensuing...
Assad becoming an expensive client for Moscow
In several media interviews last week, James Jeffrey, the US special envoy to Syria, signaled that Washington had taken part in talks with the Russians....
What Obama can learn from Vladimir Putin
As President Barack Obama prepares to sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New...
