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When the French occupied Syria in 1920, they famously dissected the country,…
Flawed International Justice for Sudan
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In Praise of Euroskepticism
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Nicolas Sarkozy and the politics of continuity
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My father's madrasa past
My Sudanese father, now in his mid-80s, grew up without access to…
Mediterranean Union: A view from Israel
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France just hosted a summit of European and…
Mediterranean Union: A view from Turkey
Turkey s problem with the idea of a Mediterranean union is that…
The consequences of war against Iran
Recollections of the past are indeed subjective and history can often sharply…
Little big men
History is often written in terms of military heroes, but the enormous…