Check out "The Savage Wars of Peace" and my other recent articles on Syria, France, and Iran

The Savage Wars of Peace

by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2012 04:15 AM EDT

Christopher Dickey on why calls for military intervention in Syria should be resisted.

Nights of Rage in France

by Christopher Dickey August 14, 2012 12:24 PM EDT

Christopher Dickey on whether the French riots will spread.

Syria: There Goes the Neighborhood

by Christopher Dickey August 10, 2012 04:45 AM EDT

Christopher Dickey on the threat of the Syrian war to neighboring states.

How Iran Is Losing The Shadow War

by Christopher Dickey August 07, 2012 01:22 PM EDT

In Syria and around the world, Iran’s covert operatives are in trouble.

Check out "Iran's Spies Losing the Shadow War" and background on alleged Iran/HB plots this year from NYPD

Daily Beast Column: How Iran's Spies Are Losing the Shadow War With U.S. and Israel, 7 August 2012
In Syria and around the world, Iran's covert operatives are in trouble.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/07/how-iran-s-spies-are-losing-the-shadow-war-with-us-and-israel.html
(The vitriolic comments on this one are a little hard to follow, I confess.)

Shadowland Journal: NYPD: Suspected Iranian and/or Hezbollah-linked Plots against Israeli or Jewish Targets: 2012 Chronology. Date 18 July 2012
http://christopherdickey.blogspot.fr/2012/08/nypd-suspected-iranian-andor-hezbollah.html

Check out "Our Man in Syria?"; "New York's New Tech Hub"; and a crazy debate about Romney in Israel

Newsweek: Manaf Tlass—Our Man in Syria? 6 August 2012
by Christopher Dickey and Mike Giglio
Who is Manaf Tlass and why do western and regional powers pin their hopes on him?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/08/05/manaf-tlass-our-man-in-syria.html
(This is from Newsweek International. A shorter version ran in the US Newsweek)

Newsweek: New York's New Tech Hub, 30 July 2012
Will New York's latest dream spawn the next Mark Zuckerberg?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/29/roosevelt-island-new-york-s-new-tech-hub.html
(The unique partnership among NY's City Hall, Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.)

Video on France24 Debate: Romney stirs controversy on bumpy foreign trip, 1 August 2012
Gaffe-prone, wannabe or savvy statesman, Western media has slammed Mitt Romney's tour of American allies, but US opinion polls tell a different story. Laura Baines and her panel discuss the Republican candidate's choice of destinations and what they mean.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120801-2012-08-01-0010-debate-obama-romney-foreign-policy-lobby-presidential-election

(Warning: Some of this debate with a Republican spokesman and an Israeli analyst verges on the surreal.)

NYPD: Suspected Iranian and/or Hezbollah-linked Plots against Israeli or Jewish Targets: 2012 Chronology. Date 18 July 2012