Trump’s Syria Dilemma
It is hard to see how the direction of the Trump administration’s policy toward defeating ISIS can have a positive outcome.
Read MoreDon Liebich is a native of New York and a graduate of the University of Rochester and the Harvard Business School PMD program. He spent his career with the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine service and Sysco Corp. Liebich has been involved with economic development, citizen diplomacy and human rights projects in Jordan, Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, UAE and Iran. He has conducted seminars and taught courses on Islam, Christian Fundamentalism, U.S. Middle East foreign policy and Iran. He is the author ofFault Lines: The Layman's Guide to Understanding America's Role in the Ever-Changing Middle East. Learn more at www.donliebich.com.
Posted by Don Liebich | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
It is hard to see how the direction of the Trump administration’s policy toward defeating ISIS can have a positive outcome.
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Elections in Iran have begun to make a difference for ordinary Iranians.
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While the outrage at the inhumanity of these attacks is certainly understandable, rage is not a strategy.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Oct 21, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine |
What you read in the mainstream media about the recent violence in Jerusalem is wrong.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Sep 8, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
There are a number of reasons to be skeptical of the chances for a realignment following the Iran nuclear deal.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Aug 29, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
With the September 17 deadline approaching for the US Congress to decide whether to approve the Iran nuclear agreement, it is useful to examine six key facts.
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When a policy that makes no sense actually succeeds, the outcome is generally not pretty.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | May 26, 2015 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
The US will pursue its own national interests with regional cooperation where helpful and possible, but without it if necessary.
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The situation in Yemen is a complicated conflict largely driven by longstanding local grievances and animosities.
Read MorePosted by Don Liebich | Apr 17, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Drawn out negotiations will present a political problem for President Obama.
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