Trudy Rubin’s Worldview column runs on Thursdays and Sundays. In 2009-2011 she has made four lengthy trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Over the past seven years, she visited Iraq eleven times, and also wrote from Iran, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, China, and South Korea. She is the author of Willful Blindness: the Bush Administration and Iraq, a book of her columns from 2002-2004. In 2001 she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary and in 2008 she was awarded the Edward Weintal prize for international reporting. In 2010 she won the Arthur Ross award for international commentary from the Academy of American Diplomacy.
Email Trudy at trubin@phillynews.com
By Jennifer Rubin
In recent days, Sens. Saxby Chambliss (R., Ga.) and Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) announced that they are retiring. With West Virginia, there are at least three seats with no incumbent in 2014 up for grabs.
Trudy Rubin: When Hillary Clinton took office, much of the world had been alienated from the United States by the policies of the Bush administration.
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The next steps in Afghanistan
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Trudy Rubin: Should the United States leave any troops in Afghanistan after 2014? Would that prevent the return of militant jihadis who could threaten nuclear-armed Pakistan next door?
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Three friends selected by Obama may be one too many
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Trudy Rubin: In February 2008, a helicopter transporting three U.S. senators had to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan.
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Israeli vote settles little
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WorldView: Here's a pop quiz for those who have been too busy to notice the surprising results of Tuesday's Israeli election.
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Obama's foreign policy juggling act
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Trudy Rubin: As President Obama embarks on his second term, his foreign-policy strategy remains murky.
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World watches Syrians suffer
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Syria has become the world's ugliest reality show. Anyone with access to YouTube can watch grisly videos of Syrian government aircraft deliberately bombing civilians - in breadlines, mosques, universities, apartment buildings, and outdoor markets.
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Brave men and women who dare in face of danger
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Trudy Rubin: As the year draws to a close, I want to pay tribute to a few brave men and women who have been fighting in 2012 for dignity, justice, and peace in some of the world's most troubled countries.
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Moment to act against guns
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Time nearly gone for Obama to lead on Syria
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Trudy Rubin: As President Obama enters his second term, Syria has become the most urgent test of his foreign policy leadership and style.
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U.S. still refusing to arm rebels
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Trudy Rubin: Now that the U.S. elections are over, the Obama administration is applying a full-court press for a political solution in Syria. Finally.
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Time for Morsi to pay heed
- Reaction to his decree shows Egyptians do not want to restore rule by fiat.Trudy Rubin: The two biggest Mideast crises this past week, concerning Egypt and Palestine, involved voting.
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