May 7, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: autocracy, Graham Fuller, Middle East, reform, stability, US policy •
Stability’s a Good Thing, Isn’t It? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 7 May 2015 Who doesn’t want stability? If there is anything feared by virtually all humans, it is living in anarchy, chaos, lawlessness. When you can’t even go out to buy a loaf of bread without risking your life. When times are troubled political leaders […]
April 28, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: global security, Graham Fuller, international aid, refugees •
The Global Crisis of Refugees—The Ultimate Security Issue Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 28 April 2015 The latest heart-wrenching images of desperate refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean for life and livelihood have finally sparked broader EU awareness of a shared problem. But it’s not just about the EU; it’s a global problem, sharing familiar and common […]
April 22, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Iran, Northern Tier, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yemen •
Has Yemen reshaped the Middle East geopolitical map? 21 April 2015 Graham E. Fuller -grahamefuller.com Does anybody remember the old Cold War geopolitical concept of the “Northern Tier states?” They consisted of three countries—Turkey, Iran and Pakistan (sometimes Afghanistan) that lay along the southern border of the Soviet Union; they were perceived in the West […]
April 10, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Houthis, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ites, US, Yemen •
Hidden Agendas in Yemen Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 10 April 2015 The domestic crisis in Yemen, once quite containable, now bids to veer out of control as external players threaten to exacerbate an explosive situation. Apart from their rhetorical statements, what are the chief factors driving these players in this complex situation? Saudi Arabia: Riyadh […]
March 30, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Al Qaeda, Graham Fuller, Houthis, I, Iran, ISIS, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Zaydi Islam •
How to Decipher Yemen, Where the Enemy of Your Enemy Is Also Your Enemy Graham E. Fuller Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/graham-e-fuller/decipher-yemen_b_6965564.html Yemen, like Afghanistan, has a long reputation as a quagmire for foreign invaders. Saudi Arabia could break its teeth there if the US does not constrain it. Astonishingly, Yemeni events have now conspired to […]
March 18, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Israel, Netanyahu, peace process •
Bibi’s Victory—All Bad? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 18 March2015 I would have been more depressed about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s unexpected victory in Tuesday’s elections in Israel if I had not already long since grown cynical about the so-called “Peace Process.” Grown disillusioned by the fact that even the Israeli left never really looked like it […]
March 16, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog •
US Whack-a-Mole View of Jihadism Graham E. Fuller 16 March 2015 Violent Islamic jihadi radicalism continues to spread across the Muslim world with ever newer names and forms. But Washington seems fixated in each case upon the particular immediate character of each movement, its leadership, followers, and modus operandi. We analytically sift the groups for […]
March 2, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Breaking Faith, Chile, Graham Fuller novel, Islamic fundamentalism, Jihad, Pakistan, Taliban, US policy •
I am happy to announce that my first novel is now out: “Breaking Faith: A novel of espionage and an American’s crisis of conscience in Pakistan.” I’ve long had an interest in the role of fiction in bringing certain kinds of political, social—and human—realities to life as compared to the drier and distant quality of […]
February 22, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: American policy, extremism, Graham Fuller, ISIS, Islam, Middle East •
150222- Yes, It Is Islamic Extremism—But Why? I applaud President Obama’s efforts to avoid provoking further Islamophobia in America. But I part company with him in his well-intentioned efforts to avoid using the term “Islamic extremism.” This is not about blame, it’s about analysis. In simplest terms, right now, these particular extremist movements—ISIS, al-Qa’ida and […]
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Saudi Arabia—This is Leadership?
May 14, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Camp David, Egypt, GCC, Graham Fuller, Obama, Saudi Arabia •
Saudi Arabia—This is Leadership? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 May 2015 President Obama has good reason to try to reassure GCC leaders this week at Camp David that America has not abandoned them; they represent an important economic force. But they cannot, as constituted, represent a positive force for leadership in the region. The New […]
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