The Man Whispering the Middle East’s Future into Washington’s Ear

Washington, DC has no shortage of foreign policy strategists. Think tanks from K Street to Arlington continuously pump out a wide assortment of articles, white papers, and studies authored by individuals with grand designs on how to direct America’s significant diplomatic, economic, and military heft. Most of these experts model themselves after Henry Kissinger or Cardinal Richelieu, prominent and visionary statesmen with fierce intellect, mastery over the art of diplomacy, and driven by an unshakeable belief in advancing the national interest. They seek to cast their names in bronze and lay their claim to immortal honor, which most mere mortals can only dream of possessing.