The dilemma of democracy in new Iraq
By Faiza Alaraji BAGHDAD: When America invaded Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration…
The peace process should quit smoking
By Karam Dana BOSTON: Nothing makes a person more uncomfortable than visiting their…
Angela Merkel’s fear of Europe
By Joschka Fischer BERLIN: Ever since the global financial crisis erupted in September…
A scramble for Asia?
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: Asia’s festering Cold War-era territorial and maritime disputes…
Lebanon: Balancing act on debt
By Oxford Business Group Lebanon’s government has been urged by a multilateral lender…
Can religious leaders play a constructive role?
By Hanna Siniora JERUSALEM - In a message that concluded two weeks of…
The neglected epidemic of domestic violence in the Arab countries
By César Chelala NEW YORK: Although domestic violence is under-recognized and under-reported, it…
View from the region’s western frontier
By John Defterios If vibrant colors, sights and sounds were rated as indicators…
Why this Zionist opposed Israel’s loyalty oath
By Moriel Rothman MIDDLEBURY, Vermont: In October, the Israeli cabinet approved a new…