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A year on, have we lost the plot?
By Rania Al Malky First there was Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, then came Libya’s…
Egyptian culture: Year zero
By Joseph Fahim Last year started with the usual attractions: A batch of…
A year on, has Egypt’s revolution stalled?
By Lin Noueihed / Reuters CAIRO: A few dozen activists huddle around tents…
Asia in the Year of the Dragon
By Haruhiko Kuroda MANILA: This is the year of the “Black Water Dragon,”…
Accepting the inevitable: A nuclear Iran
By Mamdouh G. Salameh The only sanctions able to hurt Iran are those…
Africa: Winning against AIDS
By Michel Sidibé Winning the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2012 is something…
Iraq’s politics, Iraq’s problem
By Christopher R. Hill DENVER: The narrative of contemporary Iraq is becoming etched…
The major geostrategic challenge of 2012
By David Menashri The year 2012 commenced with an escalation of hardnosed rhetoric…