Neil MacFarquhar

Required reading to get a fairly good balanced view of things going on in the middle east and that culture's view of themselves and the United States

A very interesting analysis of the current state of affairs in several countries in the middle east. Said countries being Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is sad to note that pretty much anywhere in the middle east, a vast majority of the population is under the sway of despots and anarchic regimes. I would have liked the author's perspective on Turkey.

A very interesting analysis of the current state of affairs in several countries in the middle east. Said countries being Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is sad to note that pretty much anywhere in the middle east, a vast majority of the population is under the sway of despots and anarchic regimes. I would have liked the author's perspective on Turkey.