25 Jul, 2018
A world designed by playground bullies
“As the week’s news slaps against my consciousness like road slush, some fragments sting more than others. For instance:…” Robert...
22 May, 2018
Scourging Yemen
“On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that...
21 Mar, 2018
A Blank Check for Repression? A Saudi Leader Visits Washington
“It’s a classic narrative: the foreign dignitary of a US ally visits Washington, the Pentagon and State Department are intent...
1 Feb, 2018
Yemen’s crisis belong to all of us
“What’s a little cholera — excuse me, the worst outbreak of this preventable disease in modern history — compared to...
31 Jan, 2018
A Treacherous Crossing
“On January 23rd an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Aden in Southern Yemen. Smugglers packed 152 passengers...
18 Oct, 2017
A country, and a future, worth serving
“America’s endless war quietly moves across the broken nations of the world. Every so often, U.S. soldiers die, as four...
21 Jul, 2017
At Every Door
“On July 18, 2017, at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing focused on “The Four Famines: Root Causes and...
15 Jun, 2017
Feed the Hungry, Treat the Sick: A Crucial Training
“On June 15, 2017, the New York Times reported that the government of Saudi Arabia aims to ease the concerns...
8 Jun, 2017
A dying man’s gift of awareness
““Tell them, I want everybody to know, I want everybody on the train to know, I love them . ....
28 Apr, 2017
The Shame of Killing Innocent People
“On April 26th, 2017, in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the Saudi-led coalition which has been waging war in Yemen...
24 Oct, 2016
The Tragedy in Yeme
“Imagine if the Islamic Republic of Iran, complaining that its regional rival Saudi Arabia was meddling in a neighbor’s politics...
2 Feb, 2016
Time for a Reset in US-Saudi Relations
“The growing rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran is reportedly causing great consternation in US policymaking circles. Once again, US...