Uncommon Ground Contributor Daniel J. Levy

Daniel J. Levy

Writer with interests are Middle Eastern, US, and British politics.

Articles by Daniel J. Levy:

What Drives Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Polarising And Authoritarian Prime Minister?

July 14, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
‘Bibi’, Anshel Pfeffer’s biography of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu is an insightful examination of the most dominant figure in recent Israeli political history. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is among the most influential, controversial, and divisive modern political leaders. Currently holding the longest continuous term of any Israeli Prime Minister, he is due to overtake David Ben […] Read more

Book Review: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

March 9, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
Michael Wolff’s explosive book on the Trump administration, while an entertaining read, is dubious in terms of its factual veracity. Michael Wolff’s fly-on-the-wall account of the Trump White House’s first months in office, Fire and Fury, is already one of 2018’s best-selling and most controversial books. While its contents have been questioned and vociferously denied […] Read more

Looking Back On The Arab Spring

May 6, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Much has been written about the Arab Spring since 2011, when it seemed possible that democracy might just prevail over dictatorship and authoritarianism across the Middle East. However, Bassem Youssef’s “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring” is the first major comic examination of events across the region. Part autobiography, and partly a bitingly […] Read more

Book review: ISIS: A History

April 24, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
  Plenty has been written about the Islamic State since 2014, but the second edition of Fawaz Gerges’ profile of the group is particularly worthwhile. “ISIS: A History” tracks the group’s evolution from its early incarnation of Al Qaeda in Iraq, up until the present day. Gerges examines the marginalisation of Iraqi Sunnis under Nouri […] Read more