Stephen Glain

Stephen Glain, a Washington, DC-based journalist, author and columnist for the Abu Dhabi National, is writing a book about the militarization of US foreign policy.

Currently

  • The American Leviathan

    September 9, 2009

    The Pentagon has all but eclipsed the State Department in setting US foreign policy.

  • Egypt After Mubarak

    April 27, 2009

    The prospect of a dynastic succession could make for a messy transfer of power in the political epicenter of the Arab world.

2007

  • Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon

    September 6, 2007

    A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel's tradition of dissent.

  • Exodus

    May 24, 2007

    Iraq has prompted the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world, and it's threatening to destabilize the entire region.

2006

  • State of Denial

    October 27, 2006

    By denying a noted Islamic religious scholar entry to the United States because of his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Bush Administration reveals its inability to deal with the realities of the Middle East.

  • China's Internal Crisis

    April 19, 2006

    The Pentagon casts China as the Next Big Threat, but the Chinese regime is a far greater threat to its unmoored and angry citizens. China's unbridled economic expansion has also become a perilous source of discontent.

2005

  • Letter From Jordan

    May 12, 2005

    Since Abdullah II assumed the throne in 1999, Jordan has become increasingly authoritarian and corrupt.

2004

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» Altercation

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» Editor's Cut

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» The Beat

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» Act Now!

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