Coronavirus
How Are American Views of the Coronavirus Crisis Evolving as It Intensifies?
Shibley Telhami, Stella M. Rouse Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 2:23 PM
Findings from a poll of 2,395 American adults, over a nine-day period.
Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland and director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Israel-Palestine
Trump’s Middle East Plan: What Does America Stand For?
Shibley Telhami Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 9:00 AM
The Trump administration has proposed a worrisome principle: The past must be ignored.
Politics & National Security
New Impeachment Poll: Quid Pro Quo Trouble Ahead
Shibley Telhami, Stella M. Rouse Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 1:07 PM
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission of a quid pro quo by confirming that President Donald Trump
Israel-Palestine
How Trump’s Approach to the Middle East Ignores the Past, the Future, and the Human Condition
Shibley Telhami Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 8:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Immigration
New Poll: Despite Partisan Divides on Immigration, Americans Oppose Family Separation
Shibley Telhami, Stella M. Rouse Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 7:27 AM
With a purge of the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump seems poised to toughen U.S.
Mohammed bin Salman
Mohammed bin Salman, Son of the Iraq War
Shibley Telhami Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 7:00 AM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Two things come together this week that highlight the deep connection between today’s Saudi policies and the 2003 Iraq War: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington as the town commemorates the 15th anniversary of that disastrous conflict. The connection may be deeper than many acknowledge.
Terrorism
Thoughts After the Las Vegas Shootings: Is ‘Terrorism’ More Morally Objectionable Than Other Forms of Mass Killings?
Shibley Telhami Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 2:00 PM
Is the Las Vegas mass murderer a “terrorist”? This question has been hotly debated in recent days, which is in many ways surprising given that there is a near consensus on a straightforward definition of terrorism—roughly, as targeting noncombatants for political ends. One obvious reason for this debate is our society’s obsession with terrorism carried out in the name of Islam. Many, including our commander in chief, seem to leap to label horror against civilians “terrorism” as soon as it’s revealed that the attacker is Muslim and before anything has been confirmed about motives.