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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

Obama’s Middle East trip: Lessons from Bill Clinton

U.S. President Barack Obama has set low expectations for his upcoming trip to the Middle East, which seems devoid of any peace initiative or strategy for negotiations. Tactically, however, the trip......

 U.S. gives Green Light to Arm Syria’s Rebels

Not since the beginning of the Syrian uprising has the U.S. administration been as forthcoming about third parties arming Syria’s rebels, as it has this week. The push, accompanied by increasing......

 Egypt can not afford Mursi’s divisive politics

By pushing ahead with parliamentary elections despite a boycott from the opposition and a toxic political environment, Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi continues on a path of confrontation that......

 Syria after Brahimi...Another Lebanon?

U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi’s current mission in Syria has frozen in its tracks due to the military escalation, the lack of international consensus, and the belief among both the Syrian regime......

 Mr. Kerry Goes to the Middle East

When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East next week he will be faced with a new set of challenges to which the old U.S. foreign policy playbook is becoming less relevant. The......

 Climate Right for U.S.-Russia Agreement on Syria

More of the pieces seem to be falling in place for the U.S. and Russia in trying to find common ground on Syria. The diplomatic pitch led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is enforced by fears in......

 Hezbollah’s Bulgaria Problem

The Bulgarian probe linking Hezbollah to the attack on the Israeli tourist bus in the city of Burgas last July, spells trouble in more than one way for the Lebanese group. The charges could spur the......

 Where in the world is Jihad Makdissi?

Not since the disappearance of Iran’s Brigadier General Al-Reza Asgari in Turkey in 2007, has a political departure puzzled the Middle East like that of Syria’s Jihad Makdissi, the former......