July 13th, 20190The U.S. and Iran have had a rocky relationship for a while now, but now that Iran has "violated" a key element in the 2015 international agreement that mandated the country to limit its development of nuclear weapons, an empty shot in a game of Russian roulette between the states has begun.
The Iranian state news service, Fars,...
April 13th, 20180By Lee H. Hamilton
In a world riven by tension, there's one skill that stands above all others: The ability to resolve conflict. It is the paramount challenge of our time. There are so many divisions that fracture our communities, states and nations, that the ability to create common ground — to bring people together, rather than...
March 22nd, 20180NEW YORK – Muslim-Jewish relations are thought to be in conflict. However a study shows that followers of both faiths are more closely aligned with one another, expect on the issue of Jerusalem.
The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) released a study that provides a national benchmark measuring opinions and behaviors of...
February 9th, 20180DAMASCUS/ANKARA — The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran agreed on Thursday to meet in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria, a Turkish presidential source said.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the meeting in two phone calls on Thursday with the Russian and Iranian presidents, the source said. The date of the summit...
December 12th, 20170JERUSALEM — Less than an hour after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinians protested by turning off the lights on the Christmas tree outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
It was a timely reminder that while headlines focused on Islamist calls for...
October 21st, 20170WASHINGTON, D.C. — A poll released this month indicates that about 75 percent of Americans surveyed believe the United States should remain engaged in the Middle East, with about 50 percent of those saying the U.S. should stay engaged while allowing for those in the Middle East to resolve their conflicts.
The remaining 25 percent of...
June 10th, 20171DEARBORN — The 1967 Six Day War was one of the most salient events of the Arab-Israeli conflict, its effect evident through its shaping of Israeli and Arab political discourse.
While its byproducts continue to resonate, the events of the Six Day War are solidified largely through oration and narrative.
"There's historical...
