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Patrick Seale is a leading British writer on the Middle East, and the author of The Struggle for Syria; also, Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East; and Abu Nidal: A Gun for Hire.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and read Middle East history at St. Antony’s College, Oxford. He studied Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies in Lebanon.

He has been honored by Oxford University with a doctorate (D. Litt) and is a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony’s College.

His journalistic experience includes six years with Reuters, and over twelve with The Observer (London). He has covered the Middle East, Africa and India.

Patrick Seale lives in Paris, France.

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Date Article
2/8/2010Israel and Syria Trade Threats
2/5/2010Amr Moussa’s Brave but Doomed Political Vision
2/1/2010Talking to the Taliban
1/29/2010From Osama to Obama
1/25/2010Challenges Facing the London Summit
1/22/2010Sudan Needs International Action
1/8/2010War on Four Fronts
1/4/2010Netanyahu Plays Games with Peace
1/1/2010The Twin Challenges of Terror and Israel
1/1/2010Two Important Resolutions for Obama in 2010
12/28/2009The Arab World’s New Year Resolutions
12/23/2009A Grim Year for the Middle East
12/21/2009Tony Blair’s Confession
12/18/2009Saudi Women Cause a Stir in Paris
12/14/2009Can Pakistan’s Insurgents be Tamed?
12/11/2009Obama’s Afghan ‘Surge’ Needs Political Underpinning
12/7/2009Obama Must Try Again With Iran
12/4/2009The Palestinians Should Negotiate
11/28/2009The Dubai Crisis
11/27/2009Turkey, the Kurds and Israel
11/23/2009Is Obama Failing in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Iran?
11/23/2009What’s Really Wrong with the Middle East?
11/9/2009The Puzzle Over Oil Revenues
11/6/2009Obama's Afpak Nightmare
11/2/2009The Rise and Rise of Turkey
10/30/2009Who Governs the World?
10/26/2009Palestinian Feuds and International Stalemate
10/23/2009Finding an Exit from the Afghan Trap
10/19/2009The Scandal of Gaza
10/16/2009Israel’s Dangerously Battered Image
10/12/2009Turkey’s Charm Offensive
10/9/2009What the Arab World Can Learn from China
10/5/2009Sarkozy’s Love Affair with Syria and Lebanon
10/2/2009Iran-Bashing Will Serve No Purpose
9/28/2009Crunch Time Approaching in Afghanistan
9/21/2009Talking to Iran
9/18/2009Netanyahu's Mysterious Moscow Visit
9/11/2009Can the Afghan Problem be Solved?
9/7/2009The Fallout from the Iraqi-Syrian Crisis
9/4/2009Has Bibi Won the First Round?
8/31/2009Arab Oil and Renewable Energy
8/28/2009Is Yemen Breaking Apart?
8/24/2009The Afghan Elections have Changed Nothing
8/21/2009Erdogan Puts Turkey on the Move
8/17/2009Peace Prospects after the Fatah Congress
8/14/2009No Cool Heads in the Summer Heat
8/10/2009Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon’s Political Weathervane
8/7/2009Abu Dhabi’s Space Venture
8/3/2009Mahmoud in Danger, and Iran
7/31/2009Obama’s Emerging Middle East Map
7/27/2009The Threat of an Arab-Kurdish War
7/24/2009Is the Non-Aligned Movement Alive or Dead?
7/20/2009The Battle of the Pipelines
7/17/2009Time to Rethink Afghan Strategy
7/13/2009Israel’s Obsession with Iran’s Nuclear Programme
7/10/2009The New U.S.-Russian Entente
7/6/2009Iraq’s Painful Revival
7/3/2009Rewards of Syrian Diplomacy
6/29/2009The Debate over Iran’s Crack-Down
6/26/2009Iran's New Image
6/19/2009Netanyahu’s Dilemma
6/15/2009Obama’s War Gamble
6/12/2009Washington and Tehran Ready for Dialogue
6/8/2009Obama’s Challenge to Both Arabs and Jews
6/5/2009A New Middle East Alliance
6/1/2009The Meaning of Lebanon's Election
5/29/2009The Great Debate about National Security
5/22/2009Why Obama Frightens the Israelis
5/15/2009Obama’s New Af-Pak Strategy
5/8/2009Alarm Bells Ring in Peaceful Bahrain
5/4/2009Why Iraqis Still Kill Each Other
5/1/2009Palestinians’ Last Chance?
4/24/2009The Global Threat from Hunger
4/20/2009Obama’s Mideast Peace Strategy
4/17/2009Iraq has Turned a Corner
4/13/2009Good and Bad in Obama’s Af-Pak Strategy
4/10/2009Obama’s Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove
4/6/2009Obama and Medvedev Strike a Deal
4/3/2009Obama’s Israel-Palestine Nightmare
3/27/2009Obama’s Arab and Muslim Strategy
3/23/2009The Impact of the Coming U.S.-Iran Detente
3/20/2009NATO ‘s Tough Choices in Afghanistan
3/16/2009What are Arabs and Muslims Telling Obama?
3/13/2009Real Change in the Middle East or Business as Usual?
3/9/2009A Middle East Wish-List for Obama
3/6/2009Sarkozy’s Mediterranean Union on Hold
2/27/2009The Coming United States-Iran Dialogue
2/23/2009Netanyahu’s Three Strategies Against Obama
2/20/2009Obama and the AFPAK Trap
2/16/2009Two Welcome Truces
2/13/2009America’s Troublesome Ally
2/2/2009Fall-Out from the Gaza War
1/30/2009Israel Heads into a Political Storm
1/26/2009Hamas and the Peace Process
1/23/2009Obama’s Middle East Agenda
1/19/2009The Crippling Arab Cold War
1/16/2009The Battle for Legitimacy
1/12/2009Why the Massacre in Gaza Continues
1/9/2009Drawing the Lessons of Israel’s Gaza War
1/5/2009The Middle East’s Rogue Regime
1/1/2009Israel’s Insane War in Gaza
12/26/2008The Arab World’s Grim Prospects for 2009
12/22/2008The Gaza Time-Bomb
12/19/2008Bush’s Day of Reckoning
12/15/2008Will Obama Talk to Hamas?
12/12/2008Will Israel Dare Attack Iran?
12/8/2008Bush Suffers Defeat in Somalia
12/5/2008The Mystery of Arab Impotence
12/1/2008The West Rethinks its Afghan War Strategy
11/28/2008Obama and the Arabs
11/24/2008Iraq's Rocky Future
11/21/2008Yes to Turkey!
11/17/2008The Agony of Gaza
11/14/2008Can Obama Bring Peace to the Middle East?
11/10/2008Obama and Middle East Urgency
11/7/2008Reinventing America and Reinventing the World
11/3/2008The Afghan Challenge Awaiting General Petraeus
10/31/2008The Future of Oil
10/27/2008Colin Powell as Mideast Peace Envoy?
10/24/2008The US-Iranian Contest over Iraq
10/20/2008Breakthrough in Syrian-Lebanese Relations
10/17/2008The Next President and the Middle East
10/13/2008Waking Up to Reality in Afghanistan
10/10/2008Israel Between War and Peace
10/6/2008Obama and McCain on the Middle East
9/26/2008Tzipi Livni’s Historic Challenge
9/22/2008Still Qadhafi After All These Years
9/12/2008Rethinking the West and Iran
9/12/2008Zardari and Pakistan Face Formidable Problems
9/8/2008Rescuing Peace in the Middle East
9/5/2008Charting the World of Tomorrow
9/1/2008A Provisional Iraq War Balance Sheet
8/29/2008Bush's Policies Must End
8/25/2008Solving the Afghan Quagmire
8/17/2008Russia Renewed
8/15/2008Crisis Looms in U.S.-Pakistan Relations
8/11/2008Breaking the Cyprus Deadlock
8/8/2008Collapse of the Middle East Peace Process
8/4/2008Turkey's Narrow Escape
8/1/2008Of Arab Intellectuals and State Leaders
7/28/2008The World’s Top Ten Intellectuals
7/24/2008Wrong on Afghanistan
7/21/2008Gulf Inflation and the Dollar Peg
7/18/2008Sarkozy's PR Triumph
7/10/2008A Peace Package for the Iran Crisis
7/5/2008Prospects for the Syrian-Israeli Talks
6/27/2008Sarkozy’s Straight Talk Is Promising
6/23/2008Israel’s Reckless Incitement of War against Iran
6/20/2008A Heated French Debate about Virginity and Marriage
6/16/2008Making Afghan Terrorists
6/13/2008Condoleezza Rice's Neo-colonial Manifesto
6/8/2008Can We End World Hunger?
6/6/2008A More Tranquil Season in the Middle East
5/31/2008Deadly Cluster Bombs Banned -- But Not by All
5/23/2008Obstacles of an Israeli-Syrian Deal
5/23/2008The Menace of George Bush’s Last Months in Office
5/19/2008Is Undermining Iran an Arab or European Interest?
5/16/2008Lebanon Steps Back from the Brink of War
5/12/2008When Will Arab Oil Translate into Political Power?
5/7/2008The Tragic Futility of Condoleezza Rice
5/7/2008Israel at Sixty
5/3/2008Trouble Piles up in Yemen
5/2/2008The Prospects for Syrian-Israeli Peace
4/26/2008Demonizing Jimmy Carter
4/25/2008Will the Middle East Go Up in Flames this Summer?
4/18/2008Time for Iraq’s Neighbours to Show Leadership
4/14/2008An American Electoral Upheaval?
4/11/2008Nicolas Sarkozy’s Mediterranean Union
4/4/2008NATO Needs an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan
3/28/2008Death of the Two-State Solution
3/21/2008Power Struggles in Tehran and Washington
3/14/2008A Middle East Regime Needing Change
3/6/2008Massacre in Gaza
2/29/2008Why Barrack Obama is Good for Israel
2/20/2008Israel’s 'Targeted Assassinations' Strategy
2/13/2008A ‘Grand Bargain’ for Washington and Tehran
2/6/2008NATO’s Afghan Quagmire
1/29/2008Fallout from the Gaza Earthquake
1/22/2008The Struggle for Lebanon
1/15/2008The Political Bankruptcy of George W. Bush
6/30/2007Serious International Attention on Darfur
6/27/2007Whither Tony Blair?
6/23/2007The Arabs Must Help Gaza
6/21/2007Israel and the United States Aim toward Disaster
6/16/2007Barak is Back
6/14/2007Middle East War or Peace this Summer?
6/10/2007Can Pervez Musharraf Survive?
6/7/2007Turkey is Poised for War against Iraq’s Kurds
6/4/2007The United States Has Permanent Plans in Iraq
5/31/2007A New Job for Bill Clinton
5/28/2007U.S.-Iranian Dispute Grows More Dangerous
5/23/2007Al-Qaida Rears its Head in Lebanon
5/21/2007The U.S.-Iranian Duel Enters a New Phase
5/17/2007An Open Letter to President Bashar al-Asad
5/14/2007Time to Get Out of Afghanistan and Iraq
5/10/2007Who Will Govern Israel After Ehud Olmert?
5/6/2007France’s Threat to Turkey’s European Hopes
5/3/2007A Regional Security Pact to Calm the Middle East
4/28/2007Chirac, Hariri and the International Court
4/26/2007Islam and Politics in France and Turkey
4/18/2007Can Syria and Israel Make Peace?
4/14/2007Al-Qaida’s Threat to North Africa and Europe
4/11/2007Iraq War Pushers' Deception Exposed
4/7/2007The White House Besieged
3/26/2007Cautious Hopes for the Arab Summit
3/18/2007The World Should Welcome the Palestine Unity Government
3/14/2007Middle East Turning a Corner?
3/10/2007How Long Can Ehud Olmert Survive?
3/3/2007Will the Iraq Conference Bring Peace?
3/1/2007Are Middle East Conflicts Ready for Resolution?
2/24/2007Is Bush Really Planning War against Iran?
2/22/2007The Tragedy of Condoleezza Rice
2/17/2007Iraq’s Refugee Scandal
2/15/2007The Need for a New Security Architecture
2/10/2007Exit Blair and Chirac, Enter Vladimir Putin
2/8/2007Afghanistan: The Unwinnable War
2/4/2007Chirac Frees the Cat from the Bag, Momentarily
2/1/2007Dangerous Weeks Ahead in the Middle East
1/27/2007Jimmy Carter’s Cry from the Heart
1/19/2007George Bush's Iranian Machinations
1/18/2007Life in the Middle East Peace Process?
1/13/2007What Will Condoleezza Rice Do in the Middle East?
1/11/2007A Fool's Errands and Angels' Despair
1/6/2007Germany’s Angela Merkel: A Leader to Watch
12/28/2006Risks, Perils and Potential Disasters of 2007
12/27/2006Whither the EU in '07?
12/23/2006Libya Plays Power Politics over the Bulgarian Nurses
12/21/2006Tony Blair: Peacemaker or Warmonger?
12/16/2006Losing the War in Afghanistan
12/14/2006Is the Iraq War Linked to the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
12/10/2006The Battle over America’s Middle East Policy
12/6/2006The Middle East Plagued by Confusion and Opportunism
12/2/2006The Dangerous Consequences of Defeat
11/25/2006A Tale of Two Ayalons
11/22/2006Gemayel, Syria, Israel and the War in Iraq
11/18/2006European Impatience with Israel
11/16/2006The Threat from Al-Qaida
11/11/2006Can the United States Change Course in the Middle East?
11/8/2006Syria's Peace Offensive
11/3/2006Is Turkey’s Government in Danger from the Military?
11/1/2006Has America Lost the Middle East?
10/29/2006France’s Rebellious Suburbs
10/25/2006The Scandal of Gaza
10/22/2006Proposals for an Iraq Exit Strategy
10/20/2006The Conflicts that Shape our Present and our Future
10/15/2006North Korean Lessons for Ban Ki-moon
10/9/2006Turkey and Europe: The Dangers of Divorce
10/5/2006The Rebellion against American Policy
10/2/2006What is Condoleezza Rice Trying to Do in the Middle East?
9/28/2006What Can America Do About Iraq?
9/25/2006The Mirage of a Middle East Settlement
9/17/2006Hard Times Ahead for the Palestinians
9/14/2006Pressures Mount on Bush to Bomb Iran
9/10/2006The Tragedy of Tony Blair
9/2/2006Four American Allies in Deep Trouble
8/31/2006Is the Middle East Heading for Peace or War?
8/26/2006Kofi Annan’s Successful Diplomacy
8/19/2006Middle East Crises: And Now Iran
8/16/2006Consequences and Questions after the Lebanon War
8/12/2006Who Won the War in Lebanon?
8/10/2006The Ball is in Israel’s Court
8/5/2006Can a Multinational Force Be Deployed in Lebanon?
8/2/2006Losing the Three-Front War
7/29/2006The Myth of Strategic Supremacy
7/27/2006Condoleezza’s Doomed Diplomacy
7/22/2006U.S. and Israeli War Aims
7/19/2006Why Israel is Destroying Lebanon
7/16/2006France: Whence and Whither?
7/15/2006Changing the Rules of the Game
7/2/2006Olmert and Peretz have Failed the Test of Power
6/30/2006The Iraq Debate: To Stay or to Go?
6/25/2006The Russo-Chinese Challenge to the United States
6/23/2006Neocons Still Run the Show in Washington
6/19/2006Can the United States Change Course?
6/15/2006Could Iran Defend Itself Against a U.S. Attack?
6/11/2006Losing Afghanistan and Somalia
6/4/2006Will the United States and Iran Decide to Talk?
6/2/2006Chill and Gloom Expected at the Anglo-French Summit
5/28/2006Can the Palestinians Avoid National Suicide?
5/21/2006Are America’s Spies Any Good?
5/19/2006Bush and Palestine: The Moment of Truth
5/15/2006To Talk or to Bomb? That is the Question
5/7/2006Is a New Cold War on the Horizon?
4/30/2006Changing Patterns of World Power
4/22/2006Putting the Gulf’s Financial Muscle to Work
4/15/2006Europe’s Dangerous Sickness
4/8/2006Algeria’s Growing Importance Attracts Rival Powers
4/1/2006Is Peace in the Middle East a Small Step Nearer?
3/26/2006Colonialism Continues to Flourish in the Middle East
3/19/2006The United States and Iran Decide (tentatively) to Talk
3/16/2006Britain Breaks with the U.S. Over Iran
3/11/2006The New Borders of Ehud Olmert’s Israel
3/5/2006New Actors on the Middle East Scene
3/3/2006Bush Can Break the Arab-Israeli Deadlock
2/25/2006Dubai Confronts U.S. Protectionism
2/23/2006Condoleezza Rice’s Doomed Middle East Policy
2/18/2006Israel’s Missed Opportunity
2/11/2006America’s War Budget
2/6/2006The Case for an Arab-Iranian Entente
2/4/2006Can Israel Make a Deal With Hamas?
1/29/2006Israel Must Talk to Hamas
1/23/2006Who is Afraid of Hamas?
1/21/2006Can the United States Recover its Position in the Middle East?
1/15/2006Is There a Peaceful Solution to the Iran Crisis?
1/13/2006Time for the Arabs to Act
1/8/2006The Tragic Legacy of the Iraq War
1/6/2006Open Letter to Britain's Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw
1/1/2006The Challenges of Leadership in the Middle East
12/25/2005Arabs Afloat on a Sea of Oil Money
12/24/2005The Revenge of History
12/18/2005Is Lebanon Heading for Catastrophe?
12/12/2005The Scandal of Torture
12/5/2005Syria: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?
11/28/2005The Fallout from Israel’s Political Earthquake
11/21/2005A Glimpse into Vladimir Putin’s World
11/18/2005Would Bush have Gone to War Without Blair?
11/14/2005The Poison Spreading from Iraq and Palestine
11/8/2005Israel has Squandered Itzhak Rabin’s Legacy
11/7/2005Valerie Plame and the War in Iraq
10/31/2005Iran and Israel Deserve Each Other
10/31/2005The Challenge Facing Bashar al-Asad
10/24/2005Is Saddam Hussein’s Trial a Mistake?
10/17/2005The Geopolitics of Disasters
10/10/2005Dismal Prospects for an Israel-Palestinian Settlement
10/3/2005It Is Time For The Arabs To Act In Iraq
9/26/2005Is Sharon a Changed Man?
9/19/2005Does the World Need the United Nations?
9/12/2005The Meaning of Mubarak’s Re-election
9/5/2005Turkey Sets Out on the Long Road to Europe
8/29/2005The Debate about Iraq’s Future
8/22/2005Can the World Live with an Iranian Bomb?
8/15/2005Bring the Boys Home!
8/8/2005The Changing Pattern of Great Power Relations
8/1/2005After Gaza, Arab-Israeli Peace Will Remain a Distant Dream
7/18/2005Europe’s Home-grown Terrorists
7/11/2005London Pays the Price of the Iraq War
7/4/2005Turkey’s Hard Road to European Membership
7/2/2005Iran’s Challenge to its Neighbours and the World
6/28/2005Being a Muslim in France
6/25/2005Can America Leave Iraq?
6/11/2005New Champions in the Fight against Poverty
6/6/2005Is a Thaw Coming in U.S.-Iranian Relations?
6/4/2005What Hope for Arab Democracy?
5/30/2005Syria in the Eye of the Storm
5/23/2005Is Britain’s Foreign Policy on the Right Track?
5/21/2005What Abu Mazin Should Say to President Bush
5/16/2005Iran’s Nuclear Poker Game
5/5/2005Is Syria in Danger?
5/1/2005Vladimir Putin’s Fruitless Voyage
4/29/2005The World View of an Israeli Spymaster
4/21/2005How Serious is the U.S.-Israeli Crisis?
4/17/2005The Moment of Truth for Blair and Chirac
4/10/2005President Khatami’s Farewell Voyage
4/2/2005Is Sharon in Danger from the Settlers?
3/27/2005Sharon Exploits America’s Muddle over Settlements
3/20/2005The Rise and Rise of Paul Wolfowitz
3/18/2005Attacking the Tehran-Damascus-Hezbollah axis
3/14/2005Spain's Response to Terrorism
3/8/2005What Next After Syria's Withdrawal from Lebanon?
3/3/2005Is Bush Getting Serious about Palestine?
2/28/2005Fighting the Intelligence War
2/25/2005Can Syria Escape Unscathed from the Lebanese Crisis?
2/21/2005Who Killed Rafik Hariri?
2/17/2005Can Political Wisdom Triumph Over the Insurgency in Iraq?
2/13/2005Has Condi Rice Healed the Transatlantic Rift?
2/10/2005Can Omani Tolerance Check Gulf Extremism?
2/3/2005What did the Palestinians and Iraqis Vote for?
1/27/2005What Is Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy?
1/24/2005America on the Warpath
1/19/2005The Challenges Facing Arab Gulf States - I
1/19/2005The Challenges Facing Arab Gulf States - II
1/14/2005The Sharon-Abu Mazen Battle of Wills
1/10/2005Give Peace a Chance in Sudan
1/4/2005The New Voice of American Foreign Policy
12/31/2004Rethinking Middle East Security
12/28/2004Can the Arabs Save Iraq?
12/24/2004Blair’s Mission to Nowhere
12/20/2004Turkey Clears a Hurdle into Europe
12/12/2004Musharraf and Mubarak: Brothers in Battle
12/10/2004Healing the Wounds between Islam and the West
12/6/2004Reactivating the Syrian-Israeli Peace Track
11/29/2004North Africa Captures the West's Attention
11/26/2004Who is Afraid of an Iranian Bomb?
11/22/2004The Coming Battle over Middle East Policy
11/12/2004Bush’s Risky Gamble at Falluja
11/8/2004The Remarkable Legacy of Sheikh Zayed
11/5/2004Four More Years of War
11/2/2004Arafat and Musharraf: Shaking the Logjam
10/26/2004Are Britain and France Allies or Adversaries?
10/19/2004Europe is Deeply Divided over Turkey’s Membership
10/18/2004Puncturing the Afghan Abscess
10/11/2004After the Red Sea Attacks: Whither Egypt?
10/6/2004A New Strategy for the Palestinians, and Arabs
10/4/2004Afghanistan’s Flawed Elections
10/1/2004New Dangers on the Middle East Horizon
9/19/2004Kofi Annan’s Bombshell
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