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
Column
Talk of the Endgame in Syria Dodges the Question of Recovery
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
There Will Be No Justice in Assad’s ‘Victorious Syria’
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Aug. 17, 2018
Will Anyone Bear Responsibility for the Civilian Costs of Defeating ISIS?
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017
The Battle to Come Over Reconstruction in Syria
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
The Policies Fueling the Qatar-Saudi Rift Have Long Guided Qatari Diplomacy
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Can ‘Blue Helmets of Culture’ Save the World’s Imperiled Heritage?
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Egypt’s Strongman Heads to Washington, Where He Can Expect a Warm Welcome
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The Lessons of the CIA’s War in Laos: An Interview With Joshua Kurlantzick
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017
If Hamas and Egypt Reconcile, Will It Be on Egypt’s Terms?
Frederick Deknatel
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
Is Jordan Winning Its Battle Against Domestic Extremism?
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
To Egypt’s El-Sisi, Trump’s Victory Greenlights More Repression
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
New Drug Routes Through Lawless Libya Raise Questions About ISIS’ Role
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Sept. 23, 2016
Gas Finds in Egypt, Israel and Cyprus Redraw the Mediterranean Energy Map
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
There Will Be No Justice in Assad’s ‘Victorious Syria’
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Aug. 17, 2018
The Battle to Come Over Reconstruction in Syria
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
Can ‘Blue Helmets of Culture’ Save the World’s Imperiled Heritage?
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
The Lessons of the CIA’s War in Laos: An Interview With Joshua Kurlantzick
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017
Is Jordan Winning Its Battle Against Domestic Extremism?
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
To Egypt’s El-Sisi, Trump’s Victory Greenlights More Repression
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Nov. 11, 2016
New Drug Routes Through Lawless Libya Raise Questions About ISIS’ Role
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Sept. 23, 2016
Column
Talk of the Endgame in Syria Dodges the Question of Recovery
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
Will Anyone Bear Responsibility for the Civilian Costs of Defeating ISIS?
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017
The Policies Fueling the Qatar-Saudi Rift Have Long Guided Qatari Diplomacy
Frederick Deknatel
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Egypt’s Strongman Heads to Washington, Where He Can Expect a Warm Welcome
Frederick Deknatel
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
If Hamas and Egypt Reconcile, Will It Be on Egypt’s Terms?
Frederick Deknatel
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
Gas Finds in Egypt, Israel and Cyprus Redraw the Mediterranean Energy Map
Frederick Deknatel
Friday, Sept. 16, 2016