MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Mark Moyar is professor of national security affairs at the Marine Corps...
From Raymond Tanter
On November 27, 2009, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted a strong resolution that expressed “serious concern that Iran has constructed an enrichment facility at Qom in breach of its obligation to suspend all...
From David Schenker
In October, Lebanon was elected to one of ten non-permanent member seats on the United Nations Security Council. Come January 2010, Lebanon will assume Asia’s “Arab League” seat, replacing Libya for a two-year term on the critical...
From Mark N. Katz
There has been much press coverage about how the Saleh regime in Yemen is facing important security challenges.
There is the Houthi rebellion in the north of the country which has been going on since 2004 (see a brief, excellent...
From Daniel Byman
Saudi Arabia is once again sailing in dangerous waters as it increases its military involvement in Yemen. The recent New York Times article on the subject is welcome, because the growing violence in Yemen is perhaps the most...
