BALTIMORE, Md., April 17 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:
'The basic test of an alliance is simple: What does it do when the bombs start falling?'
Writing in Newsweek, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an internationally
recognized expert in international affairs, says that the war in Iran is providing
clarity on some key United States partnerships and alliances in the region. That's
especially true, he says, of Qatar.
"With the Middle East undergoing what may be its most significant security realignment
in a generation, a persistent chorus of critics has nevertheless trained its fire
on the independent emirate," he writes. "Critics ra...