Al Jazeera Network http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/robert-grenier.html http://www.aljazeera.com/Media/images/AJLOGOGOOGLE.png http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/robert-grenier.html © 2013 Aljazeera Network feedback@aljazeera.net webmaster@aljazeera.net Aljazeera Generator A feckless violation of the General's personal life has cost the US one of its top public servants. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/20121118134148775889.html 20121118134148775889 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:17:07 GMT Now that the US has in effect called Netanyahu's bluff, will the Israeli leader make a fateful throw of the dice? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201282114445107676.html 201282114445107676 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:27:06 GMT The CIA is being used to reconcile the inherent contradictions in the administration's approach to the uprising. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/201288113045172386.html 201288113045172386 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:25:21 GMT Republican politicians' attack on a Muslim State Department official echoes the Communist witch-hunts of an earlier era. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/201272472525543726.html 201272472525543726 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:05:48 GMT Pakistan should acknowledge and address the deadly threats emanating from its ungoverned territories. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/2012719105630126198.html 2012719105630126198 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:44:47 GMT The best course open to the US, lest Mali become the next Yemen, might well be to continue to watch, wait - do nothing. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/20127119230807934.html 20127119230807934 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:48:33 GMT Even in a country ravaged by terror and political myopia, there is still reason to hope for the future, says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/07/20127391153863856.html 20127391153863856 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:51:56 GMT Twenty years ago, Algeria's military cancelled elections when it became clear that Islamists would win. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/2012624114445346433.html 2012624114445346433 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:00:37 GMT Involving India in the US war in Afghanistan could further polarise Pakistan and turn the country into a proxy war. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126119229712686.html 20126119229712686 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:49:15 GMT Short-term counterterrorism efforts undermine the United States' long-term goals: to prevent safe havens for terrorists. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126471638701481.html 20126471638701481 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:07:39 GMT American cluelessness of Pakistani attitudes toward the jailed Dr Shakil Afridi is what is so disturbing in this affair. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/2012526155817393466.html 2012526155817393466 Mon, 28 May 2012 09:59:25 GMT The military successes touted by Barack Obama in his speeches are essentially hollow, says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/20125188222586466.html 20125188222586466 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:18 GMT The current US policy in Yemen risks turning the country into the Arabian equivalent of Waziristan, says author. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/201251071458557719.html 201251071458557719 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:37:05 GMT The Annan Plan is 'worse than feckless', because it buys the Assad regime time and precludes more effective options. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012328723544342.html 2012328723544342 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:16:24 GMT Mitt Romney's stance on Iran is nothing new, but his embracement of neo-imperialist foreign policy is worrying. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201231710586518615.html 201231710586518615 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:40:35 GMT An Israeli attack on Iran could lead to a regional collapse of the non-proliferation treaty. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/20123395724716603.html 20123395724716603 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:21:28 GMT The war between Israel and Iran is already underway, even if the methods employed on both sides are subterranean. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201222072746430386.html 201222072746430386 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:52:21 GMT The time for preventing all-out sectarian warfare appears to have passed. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201221410383218918.html 201221410383218918 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:59:19 GMT While assimilation of Muslim communities in US society is laudable, a creeping Islamophobia is undermining it. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201212193348956573.html 201212193348956573 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:39:11 GMT Karzai's fury at the suggestion of democracy does not bode well for either Afghanistan or the wider region. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/20122594916811634.html 20122594916811634 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:52 GMT Political unrest in Pakistan has its root in underlying distrust and latent hostility. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/2012128141547212524.html 2012128141547212524 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:16:54 GMT Far from changing Iran's mind about continuing its nuclear program, sanctions and attacks are likely to do the opposite. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201211495312421273.html 201211495312421273 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:52:32 GMT The current US approach to secret negotiations with the Taliban are 'fatally flawed' and must be re-evaluated. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201217101830529813.html 201217101830529813 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:25:58 GMT The US has invested too much in Iraq to let Nouri al-Maliki tear the burgeoning democracy into pieces. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201211104749950522.html 201211104749950522 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:16:38 GMT Was it worth it? The answer is still unclear for both Iraqis and Americans. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111214165849592245.html 20111214165849592245 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:38:27 GMT If Obama can't stand up to Iran and Israel, he will set the US on a direct path to another Middle East war. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111211143819690801.html 20111211143819690801 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:31:08 GMT The recent NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers presages further troubles in the US-Pakistan relationship. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111216205565574.html 20111216205565574 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:40:19 GMT A top Obama Middle East adviser significantly damaged the Israel/Palestine peace process. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111123105555686451.html 20111123105555686451 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:25:28 GMT Only by completing its draw-down can the US produce a political solution in Afghanistan, author says. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/2011111410721313364.html 2011111410721313364 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:15:16 GMT Gaddafi's death is symbolic of the death of an old paradigm that no longer has a place in today's world. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011102151443683876.html 2011102151443683876 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:16:13 GMT A period of sectarian violence is almost inevitable in newly democratic countries, until a new balance is reached. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/20111017122127469546.html 20111017122127469546 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:37:18 GMT Pakistan is in a crisis because its leadership is unable to control its, or Afghanistan's militant groups. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011104101818327741.html 2011104101818327741 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:12:17 GMT As he prepares to singularly veto Palestine's statehood bid, he must be thinking to himself: 'This isn't right'. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/09/2011919102245537768.html 2011919102245537768 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:40:20 GMT The last decade has seen an increase in worldwide cooperation in intelligence gathering, a sign of global solidarity. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/09/201191013435432913.html 201191013435432913 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:30:04 GMT After the 9/11 attacks, the US had a golden chance to galvanise the world against terrorism - but it failed to do so. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/09/20119410930440683.html 20119410930440683 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:55:08 GMT A new US national strategy to counter domestic terrorism is more alarmist than useful. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/08/20118259444645312.html 20118259444645312 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:25:48 GMT Recent events have underscored the less desirable traits of the US political system: gridlock and self-preservation. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/08/201181462220840979.html 201181462220840979 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:57:49 GMT Attempts of Pakistan's ISI to influence US public policy have been revealed. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/07/201172672822527671.html 201172672822527671 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:11:43 GMT The US and Pakistan still need one another - but the US should adopt a more realistic approach towards its fickle ally. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/07/201171412200288558.html 201171412200288558 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:17:18 GMT Obama's "way forward" with respect to Afghanistan leaves many baffled and questioning his motives. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/06/2011629113850508883.html 2011629113850508883 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:30:17 GMT Faced with unrealistic targets for post-war peace and stability, "good enough" becomes the new goal of US policy. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/06/201161893436499365.html 201161893436499365 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:37:59 GMT US president's inability to influence dichotomy or halt illegal settlements further stifles peace process. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/06/20116494815209668.html 20116494815209668 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:17:51 GMT Bin Laden's capture has not told us anything new about the dysfunctional US-Pakistan relationship. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/05/201152381048933655.html 201152381048933655 Tue, 24 May 2011 10:28:38 GMT While vaguely supporting democratic values in the Arab world, Obama's speech ignored the most difficult questions. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/05/20115209414145884.html 20115209414145884 Fri, 20 May 2011 19:16:21 GMT The Arab Spring has empowered Muslims to create new forms of leadership - dictators and mass-murderers "need not apply". http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/05/20115139174113274.html 20115139174113274 Fri, 13 May 2011 13:49:44 GMT The Obama administration remains mum regarding Syria's uprisings, and the reason may be Assad's policies towards Israel. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/04/201142910567868202.html 201142910567868202 Fri, 06 May 2011 11:31:41 GMT Al-Qaeda's leader might appear to have died with a bang, but he had long since died with a whimper. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/05/20115272712668919.html 20115272712668919 Mon, 02 May 2011 08:12:45 GMT The inability for the CIA and Pakistan's ISI to trust one another is leading to increasing tensions in the region. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/04/2011419132452965114.html 2011419132452965114 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:59:04 GMT How can the Arab League support a no-fly zone over Libya and then complain after it is put in place? http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/03/201132615424181470.html 201132615424181470 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:27:01 GMT If Arab states are serious about ending Gaddafi's menace to his people, they must take the lead in helping the rebels. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/03/201131365925476865.html 201131365925476865 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:35:12 GMT