Providing essential, iconoclastic context on Middle East politics and conflicts - with a dose of dog. Author of "Benghazi: A New History" (22) and past contributor to Foreign Affairs, the NYT, Salon, and the FT.
A Middle East analyst and former diplomat, I offer an unusual & personal perspective on regional crises & transitions since the early 90s. My recent book "Benghazi: A New History" explains how the 2012 attack ravaged US politics & foreign policy.
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No matter what situation life dishes out, there's always a dog for that. The sooner we accept it, the better off humans will be.
Telling stories, combating insanity, and talking to humans.
Trying to describe how "Post-Islamism" looks like in Egypt from critical political economy angle.
On the dangers and futility of antisemitism, from a politically progressive American gentile.