Frederick Deknatel
Frederick Deknatel is World Politics Review’s managing editor. Prior to joining WPR, he was a staff editor at Foreign Affairs and, earlier, worked on the editorial staff of Rolling Stone and The Nation. His writing has appeared in The Nation, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, The Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. A former Fulbright fellow in Syria, he has a master’s degree in modern Middle Eastern studies from Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in history and Arabic from Vassar.
Articles written by Frederick Deknatel
Middle East Memo
What’s Really Behind Jordan’s Royal Family Feud?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, April 5, 2021
Middle East Memo
Sisi’s Development Dreams and the Blocked Suez Canal
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 29, 2021
Middle East Memo
‘An Entire Archive of Our Life.’ Saving the Record of Syria’s War
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 15, 2021
Middle East Memo
The Pope’s Visit Exposed Iraq’s Lack of Reconstruction
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 8, 2021
Middle East Memo
Why Is Biden Letting MBS Get Away With Murder?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 1, 2021
Middle East Memo
Assad Is Getting Away With the Century’s ‘Greatest War Crimes’
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
Middle East Memo
Biden Still Has a Long Way to Go to End Yemen’s War
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
Middle East Memo
Biden Makes a Clean Break With Trump in the Middle East
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
Middle East Memo
What Did Egypt Get Out of Going Along With the Qatar Blockade?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
Middle East Memo
Will Trump’s Final Act Be a Needless War With Iran?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
Middle East Memo
Sisi’s Development Dreams and the Blocked Suez Canal
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 29, 2021
Middle East Memo
‘An Entire Archive of Our Life.’ Saving the Record of Syria’s War
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 15, 2021
Middle East Memo
Why Is Biden Letting MBS Get Away With Murder?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 1, 2021
Middle East Memo
Biden Still Has a Long Way to Go to End Yemen’s War
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
Middle East Memo
What Did Egypt Get Out of Going Along With the Qatar Blockade?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
Middle East Memo
Will Trump’s Final Act Be a Needless War With Iran?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021
Middle East Memo
What’s Really Behind Jordan’s Royal Family Feud?
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, April 5, 2021
Middle East Memo
The Pope’s Visit Exposed Iraq’s Lack of Reconstruction
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, March 8, 2021
Middle East Memo
Assad Is Getting Away With the Century’s ‘Greatest War Crimes’
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
Middle East Memo
Biden Makes a Clean Break With Trump in the Middle East
Frederick Deknatel
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021