Tag / Yemen
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Faces Of Resolve
Somewhere in the world, a new alarm is set at 5 a.m., beckoning its owner to use those precious hours to make good on their resolution of going to the gym. Somewhere in an urban city, a cautiously optimistic face is seen at a food bank or local YMCA, unsure but confident in making a…
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The Middle East In The 2020s
As the Middle East enters the last year of this decade, it has completed what could be the worst epoch in its history. Oxford Professor Eugene Rogan, in The Arabs: A History, talks about the feeling of humiliation present in the Arab world following a series of events. The defeat of Iraq in the First…
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Demanding A Democratic Response To Neoconservatism
The 2020 election cycle has arrived and the Democrats need a message. With a Republican incumbent (who may be in for a primary challenge), all eyes are on the Democratic field. All Democrats can agree on one thing: at least their nominee won’t be Trump. But such a declaration dismisses the meaningful policy discussions that…
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How to Debate Non-Interventionists
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard people say “the U.S. should mind its own business” or “we should leave the Middle East alone” or “alliances with none, trade with all.” Every time I do, I cringe a bit; not only because I disagree, but also because points like that are quite difficult to…
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From Ben-Gurion to Bethlehem: Borders, Identity, and Doing Better
She stares at me one last time before stamping my visa, a flimsy piece of paper separate from my passport, and signals me to move ahead. I let go of a breath I had not realized I was holding. I’m greeted with smiles from my peers, and then look around and realize – we were…
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The Return of the Repressed in Yemen
BY AARON CHRISTENSEN For a country supposedly obsessed with the misadventures of militant groups in the Middle East, the American media’s silence regarding the ongoing conflict in Yemen has been deafening. Perhaps this disinterest is grounded in the fact that Yemen, an arid rectangle in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, is the backwoods…
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The Duty of Any Nation
Cato the Elder was a Roman Senator during the Third Punic War who was known for his hawkish views on Carthage. Our Cato, a Washington University student, holds that force is a valid expression of American policy and intends to explore American policy in the Middle East and why our involvement there is justified. Cato…
