Author Archives: jonathanspyer

New Republic, 20/3 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud is here to rebrand. If all goes well, his visit to the US this week will wow Americans with Saudi Arabia’s new progressivism, increase US investment in the Saudi … Continue reading →

8/3 http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/reporting-syria-and-iraq

28/2/18

Podcast with Dr. Amichai Magen of IDC, Herzliya about ‘Days of the Fall’ and the wars in Syria and Iraq, 26/2: https://www.westernaissance.org/single-post/2018/02/27/Inside-the-Syrian-and-Iraq-Wars

February, 2018

Jerusalem Post, 9/2 Why the failed Russian Sochi conference matters for Israel The clear failure of Russia’s ‘Syrian National Dialogue Conference’ in the Black Sea resort of Sochi shows the limitations of the policy adopted by Moscow with regard to … Continue reading →

1/2/18 Yesterday, we learned the sad news of the passing of the wonderful poet Chaim Guri. I have a couple of memories of Guri that I would like to share. The first concerns an interview I conducted with him at … Continue reading →