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Joyce Karam

Joyce Karam

Joyce Karam is the Washington Bureau Chief for Al-Hayat Newspaper, an International Arabic Daily based in London. She has covered American politics extensively since 2004 with focus on U.S. policy towards the Middle East. Prior to that, she worked as a Journalist in Lebanon, covering the Post-war situation. Joyce holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Twitter: @Joyce_Karam

Erdogan and Obama: Best friends no more

There was a time when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s number was on Barack Obama’s speed dial, and when their photo-ops in Hagia Sophia and Pittsburgh glowed with political......

 The American-Russian dance on Syria

The increasing volatility of the situation in Syria has forced both Washington and Moscow into re-evaluating their positions and finding new common ground on the conflict. Both now agree on a dialogue......

 Syria’s hot summer

Most indicators coming from Syria point to an intensifying ground war between the Assad regime and his opponents. Coupled with the involvement of outside actors such as Hezbollah and foreign fighters,......

 Obama Shifts into high gear on Syria

The announcement by the White House yesterday indicating “varying degrees of confidence” that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons, marks an escalation from the U.S. in the......

 U.S. budget divulges priorities in the Middle East

The U.S. State Department has released its proposed 2014 budget which in a nutshell “puts its money where its mouth is”. In the Middle East, the budget scales down Iraq’s aid to an......

 Obama’s tweets out of sync with Arab tune

It was only fitting that the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announces another traditional trip to the Middle East on the same day that the U.S. embassy in Cairo withdraws its tweet advancing the......

 Lebanon after Mikati’s Resignation

The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minsiter Najib Mikati should not have come as a surprise to Beirut’s political observers. Nevertheless, it leaves Lebanon at a critical juncture, between the......

 U.S. engages with the Free Syrian Army

The U.S. aid package of food and medicine to the Free Syrian Army should be understood in a larger context than the immediate humanitarian needs it addresses. The move from the Obama administration......