FMEP Recommended Blogs
Abu AardvarkAbu Aardvark is the Middle East focused blog of Marc Lynch, a professor of political science at George Washington University and author of Voices of the New Arab Public (Columbia University Press). It is a unique source of timely reporting and commentary, in Arabic and English that is not otherwise readily accessible. It also contains sophisticated current analysis by Professor Lynch, whose insights into Arab and Muslim politics throughout the region are shrewd and deeply informed.
Conflict Blotter
Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion
This blog by Juan Cole, a professor of History at the University of Michigan, covers the Middle East, South Asia, religious commentary, and the War on Terror. Blog entries include comments on widely-reported articles in Western media, summaries of important articles from Arabic and Israeli news sources, and discussions with both critics and supporters.
'Just World News' with Helena Cobban
Prospects for Peace
Written by Daniel Levy as a joint project for the Century Foundation and the New America Foundation, the Prospects for Peace Initiative seeks to inform and enrich the American policy debate on long-running conflicts in the Middle East—core among them the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—and to advance pragmatic policy solutions to resolve them. Levy, an Israeli who served as an advisor to former Israeli Justice Minister and peace advocate Yossi Balin, was a principle drafter of the Geneva Accords, a virtual Israel-Palestine peace treaty. His blog provides fast, articulate, and compelling analysis of the conflict and creative approaches to breaking the impasse.
Rootless Cosmopolitan
A senior editor of Time Magazine, Tony Karon's candid, acerbic and accurate analysis is a refreshing departure from the cautious and muted commentary and reporting in the mainstream media. He shares his insights into a wide array of world issues, including a healthy dose of Middle East policy and politics.
Syria Comment: Syrian Politics, History, and Religion
Josh Landis, a professor of Middle East affairs at the University of Oklahoma, recently returned from a sabbatical in Damascus. His insights into Syrian politics are unequaled in the U.S.
The Middle East: A Blog About Life in the Hottest and Holiest Region in the World
This Time Magazine blog boasts fresh, irreverant, non-politically correct commentary and a valuable archive. It is written by Jerusalem Bureau Chief Tim McGirk,Cairo Bureau Chief Scott MacLeod, and reporters Andrew Lee Butters and Phil Zabriskie.