2017
"Why is Trump undoing decades of U.S. policy on Jerusalem?," Brookings Institution Markaz, December 5, 2017.
"Thoughts After the Las Vegas Shootings: Is 'Terrorism' More Morally Obejectionable Than Other Forms of Mass Killings?," Lawfare, October 8, 2017.
"The dual effects of the 1967 War on Palestinians reverberate 50 years later," Brookings Institution Markaz, May 31, 2017.
"Here's What Americans Want Trump to Do in the Middle East," POLITICO, May 23, 2017.
"After Abbas-Trump meeting: Is Abbas' optimism justified?," Brookings Institution Markaz, May 5, 2017 (expanded version of an article that appeared on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage).
"How Trump changed Americans' view of Islam- for the better," Washington Post Monkey Cage, January 25, 2017. (Also available on the Brookings Institution's website)
2016
Palestine and Israel in the shadow of the election: What do Americans want Obama and Trump to do?, Brookings Institution Markaz, December 2, 2016.
Americans dislike the Islamic State more than Putin or Assad. Here's how this shapes policy preferences., Washington Post Monkey Cage, November 1, 2016. (also featured on Brookings Markaz)
Commentary: It's not only Trumpers who believe voting is rigged, by Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse, Reuters, October 31, 2016.
Washington has just agreed to give Israel unprecedented aid. What do Americans think?, Brookings Institution Markaz, September 15, 2016.
Are Clinton's supporters to the right of Sanders's on the Middle East? Hardly., Washington Post Monkey Cage, July 27, 2016.
Measuring the Backlash Against the Muslim Backlash, POLITICO, July 11, 2016.
America's puzzling moral ambivalence about Middle East Refugees, Brookings Institution Markaz, June 28, 2016.
Syria and the case for restraint, Brookings Institution Markaz, March 14, 2016.
How Israel's Jewishness is overtaking its democracy, Washington Post Monkey Cage, March 8, 2016.
Fawning over Kim Davis won't win Evangelical hearts - or votes, Reuters, January 19, 2016.
2015
How to (almost) eliminate the partisan divide on the Middle East, The Washington Post's Monkey Cage, December 14, 2015.
What Americans really think about Muslims and Islam, Brookings Institution Markaz, December 9, 2015.
The GOP Loves Netanyahu as much as Reagan, POLITICO, December 3, 2015.
Carson in Jordan: God bless and keep the Syrians- far away from us, Reuters, December 2, 2015.
Netanyahu steered U.S. toward war with Iran - the result is a deal he hates, Reuters, July 21, 2015.
Netanyahu and the Iran nuclear deal: A historic mistake, Brookings Institution Markaz, July 14, 2015.
As conversations focus on sectarianism, a panel explores pluralism in the Arab world, Brookings Institution Markaz, May 31, 2015.
On Iran, the GCC is paying the price of relying on Benjamin Netanyahu, Brookings Institution Markaz, May 19, 2015.
Arab nations just created a joint miliatry force. Why now?, Reuters, April 2, 2015.
What Americans really think about an Iran deal, by Shibley Telhami and Steven Kull, The Washington Post, March 3, 2015.
The Bibi Bump Backfires, Foreign Policy, March 2, 2015.
The Foreign Policy Essay: The Prisms Through Which Americans View the Middle East, by Shibley Telhami and Katayoun Kishi, Lawfare, February 1, 2015.
How Americans really feel about Netanyahu and why it matters, The Washington Post, January 30, 2015.
Are Americans Ready to Go to War With ISIL?, POLITICO, January 8, 2015.
2014
Widening Democratic Party divisions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, by Shibley Telhami and Katayoun Kishi, The Washington Post, December 15, 2014.
Do Americans Care About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Foreign Policy, December 5, 2014.
Linking Iran and ISIS: How American public opinion shapes the Obama administration's approach to the nuclear talks, Brookings Institution Markaz, December 5, 2014.
The power and weakness of inciting violence, The Washington Post, December 5, 2014.
To Figure Out Middle East, Professor Polls the People, The Washington Diplomat, October 1, 2014.
U.S Helsinki Commisson Testimony: Political Pluralism in the OSCE Mediterranean Parterns?, by Shibley Telhami
The War in Gaza Threatens Egypt Too, Reuters, July 22, 2014.
America Has a Plan. And No, It Isn't One That Israel Would Like., Foreign Policy, March 2, 2014.
2013
President Obama's Confused Logic on Syria, POLITICO, September 10, 2013.
Questioning Credibility, Foreign Policy, September 6, 2013.
Egypt's Identity Crisis, The Washington Post, August 16, 2013.
Is Kerry Right to Put Peace First? Foreign Policy, July 22, 2013.
What Just Happened in Egypt?” Reuters, July 4, 2013.
Al-Jazeera: The Most-Feared News Network, Salon, June 15, 2013.
Behind the abdication of Qatar's emir, Reuters, June 26, 2013.
Arab Perspectives on Iran's Role in a Changing Middle East, The Wilson Center, February 2013.
The Limits of U.S. Influence in Israel, Reuters, January 22, 2013.
2012
Who's the Bigger Friend to Israel -- And Do Voters Really Care?, Al-Monitor, October 23, 2012.
Brace Yourself for More, but Panic is Not a Policy, POLITICO, September 17, 2012.
The Perils of Tough Talk, Brookings, July/August 2012.
What do Egyptians want?, POLITICO, May 21, 2012.
Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for Egypt's Presidency: UMD Poll, University of Maryland, May 21, 2012.
The Israeli and Arab Dimensions of Iran's Nuclear Program, Brookings, April 10, 2012.
The New Egyptian Politics, CNN World, April 4, 2012.
Do Israelis support a strike on Iran?, POLITICO, February 28, 2012.
Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully, The New York Times, January 15, 2012.
2011
Can Israel Survive Without a Palestinian State?, The New York Times, September 15, 2011.
Why Palestinian statehood is a question for the U.N., The Washington Post, September 15, 2011.
Doom and Gloom: Interpreting the American public mood on the 9/11 decade, Foreign Policy, September 9, 2011.
Washington Must Take the Lead, The New York Times, May 18, 2011. (word document)
The Striking Arab Openness to Intervention, The National Interest, April 4, 2011. (word document)
Libya action in U.S. national interest, POLITICO, March 28, 2011. (word document)
Egypt, Tunisia and ... Iran, The National Interest, February 15, 2011. (word document)
Bin Laden's Nightmare in Egypt, POLITICO, February 11, 2011. (word document)
Israel's Priorities, The New York Times, February 1, 2011. (word document)
Upheaval in Egypt: Not about the U.S., POLITICO, January 31, 2011. (word document)
Shibley Telhami on Egypt, United States Institute Of Peace, January 27, 2011. (word document)
Hezbollah's Power Play, The National Interest, January 13, 2011. (word document)
2010
The Arabs and Iran, The National Interest, September 20, 2010. (word document)
Wikileaks and the Arabs, The National Interest, December 2, 2010. (word document)
Can Obama Please Both Arabs and Israelis?, Foreign Policy, August 25, 2010. (word document)
A shift in Arab views of Iran, Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2010. (word document)
The Gaza Crisis: A Live Web-Chat with Shibley Telhami, POLITICO, June 09, 2010. (word document)
2008
It's Not about Iran, Washington Post, January 14, 2008.
2007
How to Not Spread Democracy, ABC News, September 17, 2007.
2006
Reflection in Lebanon, Israel, but not in U.S., Baltimore Sun, September 3, 2006.
Success by Hezbollah Overshadows Al-Qaida, San Jose Mercury News, July 30, 2006.
The Limits of Escalation, Baltimore Sun, July 17, 2006.
When Iraq Abuses Fail to Shock, The Forward, June 2, 2006.
Seeing Iran Through American Prism, Baltimore Sun, May 15, 2006.
Arab Public Opinion and the Trial of Saddam Hussein, bitterlemons-international.org, May 11, 2006.
Challenge Bigger than Iraq, Baltimore Sun, March 26, 2006.
Seeing Hamas through different lenses, Baltimore Sun, March 15, 2006.
In the Mideast, the Third Way is a Myth, The Washington Post, February 17, 2006.
Caricatures of Prophet Muhammad: From Insult to Crisis, National Public Radio, January 31, 2006.
The Palestinians' New Dynamic, Baltimore Sun, January 25, 2006.
2005
Rush to Stabilize may Backfire in Polarized Iraq, San Jose Mercury, Perspective, October 30, 2005.
The Iraq War Has Only Set Back Middle East Reform, National Public Radio "Taking Issue," March 14, 2005.
The Palestinian Elections: The Challenges Cannot be Wished Away, San Jose Mercury, Perspectives Section, January, 9, 2005.
2004
Are We Stuck in Iraq?, San Jose Mercury, October 17, 2004.
Al-Qaida on Course, Baltimore Sun, July 18, 2004.
A Growing Muslim Identity, Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2004.
Whose Iraq is it?, San Jose Mercury, June 27, 2004.
Photos Etched in Arab Minds, Baltimore Sun, Sunday, May 9, 2004.
Double Blow to Mideastern Democracy, Washington Post, Saturday, May 1, 2004.
They Don't Like Us, San Jose Mercury, Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Israel Gains Little, Risks Much with Yassin Killing, Baltimore Sun, March 23, 2004.
The Iraq War: One Year Later- The Arabs See Danger, Not Hope in Iraq, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, March 14, 2004.
2003
War and Liberty, by Mark Graber and Shibley Telhami, The Baltimore Sun, November 18, 2003.
Share the Burden or Bear the Blame, Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2003.
'Road Map' Flaws Exposed, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, June 15, 2003.
Plenty of Potholes on the Path to Peace, Baltimore Sun, Friday, May 9, 2003.
Syria's Place in the U.S. Agenda, Baltimore Sun, Sunday, April 20, 2003.
Mideast Peace?: An Arab-Israeli Pact Must Come First, The New York Times, Saturday, April 12, 2003.
History and Humiliation, The Washington Post, Friday, March 28, 2003.
Arab Public Opinion- A Survey in Six Countries, San Jose Mercury, Sunday, March 16, 2003.
Repression Not Democracy in the Middle East is the Likely Outcome of War, Los Angeles Times, March 10, 2003.
This is the Stuff of Great Powers, Right?, Baltimore Sun, February 28, 2003.
A Serious Risk to Oil Supply, Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2003.
The Bigger Threat, Version of which appeared in Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2003.
2002
A Hidden Cost of War on Iraq, New York Times, October 7, 2002.
International Relations Scholars Ad "War with Iraq Is Not in America's National Interest" which appeared on the Op-Ed Page of the New York Times, September 26, 2002.
Regional Reluctance, San Jose Mercury (Perspective Section) Sunday, September 22, 2002.
How a Tragedy Changed Foreign Policy Making in America, Al-Qabas (Arabic), Kuwait - September 12, 2002.
No Clear Vision, San Jose Mercury, June 30, 2002.
Mideast Policy Tug-of-War, Baltimore Sun, June 30, 2002.
The Case Against a Mini Palestine, The Washington Post, June 18, 2002.
Mideast: Focus on the Possible, Amitai Etzioni and Shibley Telhami, Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2002.
Public, Leaders A Poll Apart, Shibley Telhami and Steven Kull, Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2002.
Likud Move Will Mean More Later, Baltimore Sun, May 16, 2002.
U.S. Must Define Peace Terms, Edward P. Djerejian and Shibley Telhami, Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2002.
Standing Alone With Our Views of Terrorism, Los Angeles Times, Friday, April 19, 2002.
Restore Our Moral Authority, Baltimore Sun, Wednesday, April 17, 2002.
The U.S.'s Mideast Disconnect, Christian Science Monitor, Monday, April 15, 2002.
Public Opinion Could Flare Out of Control in Arab Nations, San Jose Mercury, Sunday, April 7, 2002.
Why Suicide Terrorism Takes Root, New York Times, Thursday, April 4, 2002.
A Simple Mideast Plan with Huge Implications, Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, March 27, 2002.
Technology exacerbates gap between haves and have-nots, Baltimore Sun, Tuesday, March 5, 2002.
Peace Plan has already had an impact, San Jose Mercury, March 3, 2002.
Polling and Politics in Riyadh, New York Times, Sunday, March 3, 2002.
Put Middle East Terror in Global Perspective, Baltimore Sun, Sunday, February 17, 2002.
Don't Let Iraq Dictate Anti-Terrorism Policy, Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, February 13, 2002.
A Need for Prudence in the Persian Gulf, New York Times, Tuesday, January 29, 2002.
A Time to Value Our World of Worry, Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, January 2, 2002.
2001
Who Is Responsible?, Al-Hayat, Thursday, December 27, 2001.
Middle East: Will They Ever Learn?, Christian Science Monitor, Wednesday, December 05, 2001.
Arafat's Predicament, Boston Globe, Tuesday, December 4, 2001.
Prism on Palestine, Washington Post, Saturday, October 27, 2001.
Where are the Arab World's Moderate Voices, Los Angeles Times, Friday, October 19, 2001.
Seeking a Strong Answer to Extremists, San Jose Mercury, Sunday, October 14, 2001.
It's Not About Faith, Baltimore Sun, Wednesday, October 10, 2001.
One War, Two Separate Missions, Shibley Telhami and David Wippman, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, October 7, 2001.
The Mideast is Also Changed, New York Times, Wednesday, September 19, 2001.
What Debate on Zionism is Really About, Boston Globe, Thursday, August 30, 2001.
Sympathy for the Palestinians, Washington Post, Wednesday, July 25, 2001.
Time for Realism on Handling Iraq, Washington Post, Wednesday, June 20, 2001.
Starting Over in the Mideast, Baltimore Sun, Friday, June 1, 2001.
Timidity Risks More Bloodshed, Los Angeles Times, Sunday, May 27, 2001.
Mitchell's Middle East Hope, Christian Science Monitor, Thursday, May 24, 2001.
The Profound Risks of Palestinian-Israeli Escalation, Christian Science Monitor, Friday, April 27, 2001.
Message for Israel: Leadership Needed, Baltimore Sun, Sunday, March 18, 2001.
Barak Felled by Country's Psychology of Insecurity, San Jose Mercury, February 11, 2001.
Price of Peace Less Than War, Baltimore Sun, January 5, 2001.
2000
Peace Hasn't Got a Prayer if Conflict Turns Religious, Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2000.
A Stone's Throw from Death, Baltimore Sun, November 17, 2000.
A Different Light Gives Arafat's Acts New Meaning, Los Angeles Times, October 22, 2000.
How Mideast Diplomacy Lost Control, San Jose Mercury News, October 15, 2000.
Mideast needs aggressive U.S. plan to end conflict, USA Today, October 9, 2000.
Enter the Israeli Arabs, The Baltimore Sun, October 4, 2000.
So Close, and So Dangerous, Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2000.
Open policy door for Arabs, Musilms, The Baltimore Sun, August 25, 2000.
There is still a way to get Barak and Arafat to agree on Jerusalem, The Boston Globe, August 5, 2000.
Avoiding blame in Mideast summit, The Baltimore Sun, July 27, 2000.
...Let's Make a Deal, The Washington Post, July 21, 2000.
Seeking Justice at Camp David, The Baltimore Sun, July 19, 2000.
If at First You Don't Succeed, Postpone, Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2000.
Assad's Death leaves Arab Leadership Vacuum, The Baltimore Sun, June 16, 2000.
Diplomacy as endgame, The Baltimore Sun, June 6, 2000.
Does Terrorism Work?, The New York Times, May 30, 2000.
Arafat, Barak feel weight of Lebanon, The Baltimore Sun, May 25, 2000.
Time is Running Out for Arafat, Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2000.
Syria, Israel Must Give to Get, The Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2000.
Iranian, Arab Clout is Back, Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2000.
Freeing the Process for Mideast Peace Talks, The Baltimore Sun, March 12, 2000.
1999
Why Israel and Syria Have Come to the Table Now, The Washington Post, December 19, 1999.
Fear Drives Perceptions, Not Reality, Los Angeles Times, November 19, 1999.
Raise Stakes Via a Clinton Doctrine, Los Angeles Times, November 3, 1999.
Real Issue: Israeli, Palestinian Nationalism, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 1999.
Strike Quickly While Barak is Hot, Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1999.
Peace Benefits Offer Arabs a New Lever, Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1999.
Who Knows What a Desperate Saddam Might Do?, Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1999.
Lebanon Offers No Unilateral Support, Los Angeles Times, March 7, 1999.
More Than a King of a Poor Nation, Los Angeles Times, February 7, 1999.
1998
Falling Oil Revenues Won't Make Gulf States Pushovers, Los Angeles Times, December 13, 1998.
Arab Media: New Player in the Quest for Peace, Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1998.
The United States is Anything but a Neutral Mediator in the Peace Talks, Los Angeles Times, May 17, 1998.
Pax-Americana in the Middle East: 1991-1998, Los Angeles Times, February 15, 1998.
A Deal That Could Break Hussein, Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1998.
1997
U.S. Iraqi Policy Alienating Arab Allies, Los Angeles Times, November 30, 1997.
