A Candid Conversation With The Arab League’s Amr Moussa – Peace Talks,...
I met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa at his elegant quarters in the heart of Cairo last week — on the eve of the League’s crucial meeting with Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas...
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The Palestine-Israel conflict is no pesky regional skirmish. This century-long battle over territory threatens to draw the entire global community into its bowels if it is not dealt with soon, and the...
View ArticleThe Highly Dubious Arab League Vote on Syria
By Sharmine Narwani The ongoing diplomatic tug of war between Syria and the Arab League took an unexpected turn Monday with rumors of a potential breakthrough. A positive outcome would signal a major...
View ArticleFoolishly Ignoring the Arab League Report on Syria
Arab League observers in Syria don orange vests for identification By Sharmine Narwani On December 19, 2011 the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab League signed a protocol establishing an Observer...
View ArticleVeteran US Diplomat Questions Syria Storyline
By Sharmine Narwani The problem with US policy in the Middle East is that it now operates almost entirely at the political level: gone are the days when area experts were the heavyweights in the...
View ArticleSyria: Who’s Afraid of the UN Observer Mission?
By Sharmine Narwani There is a lot of noise coming out of different quarters about the “imminent collapse” of the UN observer mission in Syria. “Dead on arrival,” says one American commentator....
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