The U.S. presence and American missteps made ethnic violence in Iraq far worse than it would have been otherwise after Saddam Saddam Hussein's fall. Richard Engel americanbadlyethnic Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, the American policy towards Pakistan is just to worry and express concern, and that is not a clear policy at all. Richard Engel americanclearconcern Change image and share on social
Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. Richard Engel borderegyptfence Change image and share on social
Egypt has a presidential system. The president runs the state. Who the president is matters profoundly. Richard Engel egyptmatterpresident Change image and share on social
When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing. Richard Engel initiallyliberallook Change image and share on social
Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable. Richard Engel accountableaftermathassad share on social
Initially, before the modern state of Iraq was created, there were three separate provinces here: a Shiite in the south, a largely Sunni one in the middle, and a Kurdish one in the north. Richard Engel createinitiallyiraq Change image and share on social
Many governments are quick to condemn Assad, but a dwindling number of them would celebrate a rebel victory in Damascus. Richard Engel assadcelebratecondemn Change image and share on social
On one level, bombing ISIS is easy. The U.S. knows where the group operates. There's no need for a ten-year hunt like the one for Osama bin Laden. The terror group has two capital cities: Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Al-Qaeda never had such an obvious home address. Richard Engel addressbinbomb share on social
