Washington Watch Articles From 2007
Closing the Gap in Understanding between the Arab World and the U.S.
Closing the Gap: Some Lessons to Consider Just a few decades ago, there was no public relations industry in the Arab world.
Four Years Later:Leadership is Needed, Not Political Calculation
Four years ago, a month before the start of the US war in Iraq, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and I attempted to introduce a resolution we hoped would be debated at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee.
The Gulf’s Middle Class: A Closer Look
In my last column, I presented a snapshot of the middle class in the Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain.
What Secretary Rice’s Agenda Should Be
If US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had wanted to make a real contribution to enhancing future prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian peace, she would not be spending her time in the region “sketching out broader political issues” with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.