Gary Sick is a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute and an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs. Sick served on the National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
The War on Terror has operated on the unspoken assumption that the enemy was unable to strike back effectively. That might be about to end, writes Gary Sick.
Comment: Despite the civilized terminology of modern international relations, the old rule that 'might makes right' is very much alive in the interactions of Middle Eastern states, writes Gary Sick.
The Saudi/UAE led siege has taken drastic measures against Qatar which the US should feel uncomfortable with. Professor Sick assesses the implications of these measures and the reasons behind them.
