Maurizio Molinari Author is the chief correspondent in the Middle East for Italian daily La Stampa Articles Featured briefing Why it happened in ItalyLongitude #87/88 Leaders Power struggle in SyriaLongitude #58 The Orientalist Islamic State’s pivot to the westLongitude #55 The Orientalist The new Islamist IntifadaLongitude #54 The Orientalist Making facts on the groundLongitude #53 The Orientalist Egypt feels the jihadi squeezeLongitude #52 The Orientalist A setback for the SultanLongitude #51 The Orientalist Proxy war in the GulfLongitude #50 The Orientalist A four-way power playLongitude #49 The Orientalist Israel’s right keeps Netanyahu aliveLongitude #48 Venezuela Under Chávez’s shadowLongitude #47 The Orientalist On the offensiveLongitude #47 The Orientalist Jihadis eye Europe’s fertile groundLongitude #46 The Orientalist Putin’s moves in the Middle EastLongitude #45 The Orientalist Khamenei’s nine point plan to destroy IsraelLongitude #44 The Orientalist Whose boots on the ground?Longitude #43 The Orientalist Ten years of war aheadLongitude #42 The Orientalist Lines in the sandLongitude #41 The Orientalist The new Arab strongmanLongitude #40 The Orientalist The darling of the Middle EastLongitude #39 The Orientalist Are two states better than one?Longitude #38 The Orientalist Winds of counterrevolutionLongitude #37 The Orientalist Engaging with the enemyLongitude #36 Potomac watch Obama’s sticky pivotLongitude #35 Potomac watch Obama looks for New Year’s resolutionsLongitude #34 Potomac watch The Democrats’ Achilles heelLongitude #33 Potomac watch A party gone to piecesLongitude #32 Potomac watch New voices in the President’s earLongitude #31 Potomac watch Putin the US on the defensiveLongitude #30 Potomac watch 007 2.0Longitude #29 Potomac watch The Obama Gambit and Russian DefenseLongitude #28 Potomac watch Getting to Korea through ChinaLongitude #27 Potomac watch Maliki’s moves for IranLongitude #26 Potomac watch When Barry met BibiLongitude #25 Potomac watch All the President’s menLongitude #24 Potomac watch Legal hassles for Obama’s dronesLongitude #23 Potomac watch Who knew what?Longitude #22 Potomac watch Washington eyes the black flagsLongitude #21 Potomac watch Preparing for the worstLongitude #20 Potomac watch Monti scores points in the StatesLongitude #19 Potomac watch Obama talks TurkeyLongitude #18 Potomac watch Space Inc.Longitude #17 Potomac watch Running along the lineLongitude #16 Potomac watch Another BRIC in the wallLongitude #15 Potomac watch Getting more for lessLongitude #14 Potomac watch A leaner, meaner fighting machineLongitude #13 Potomac watch Asymmetrical threatsLongitude #12 Potomac watch Making waves with ChinaLongitude #11 Potomac watch A foiled plot thickens the options against IranLongitude #10 Potomac watch The Washington-Doha hotlineLongitude #09 Potomac watch And they’re offLongitude #08 Potomac watch Wedding bells on the campaign trailLongitude #07 Potomac watch Going through withdrawalLongitude #06 Potomac watch Might on a tight budgetLongitude #05 Potomac watch And in poll position…Longitude #04 Potomac watch The Windy City’s breath of fresh airLongitude #03 Potomac watch Leveraging Latin AmericaLongitude #02 Potomac watch The African queenLongitude #01