Tag Archives: Middle East

The Middle East Circa 2016

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Martin Kramer

Martin Kramer anticipates the Middle East in 2016, and expects a contest among grasping “middle powers” which will seek to fill the vacuum left behind by the fading of American dominance. Continue reading →

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A Zero-Sum Game

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Martin Kramer

Despite Obama, the Middle East is a zero-sum game. Martin Kramer explains why. Continue reading →

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How not to fix the Middle East

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Martin Kramer

My Columbia lecture has been published in the Middle East Papers series of Middle East Strategy at Harvard. My core argument is that the Obama administration is thwarting itself, by seeming reluctant to uphold American primacy in the region. More … Continue reading →

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Southwest Asia

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Martin Kramer

The appointment of Dennis Ross as “Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for The Gulf and Southwest Asia” (announcement here) has caused some puzzlement, in part because the geographic focus of his title seems fuzzy. This is especially so … Continue reading →

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