Tag Archives: United States

Superpower Outage

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Martin Kramer

Israel needs a Plan B for a post-American Middle East. Continue reading →

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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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George Kennan, Iran hawk

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Martin Kramer

If George Kennan came back to life, would he urge the United States merely to “contain” Iran? Don’t be so sure. 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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