The Shia Rising: A US Foreign Policy Dilemma in the New Middle East
The US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan that elevated Iran to dominant…
Vladimir Putin has thrived on luck, not on reform
Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertive foreign policy stance of recent years reflects…
Why not adopt Norwegian pragmatism?
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's "hello to the Iranian foreign minister…
An exhausted US looks for multipolar exit strategy
After the Iraq debacle, nearly everyone seems to agree that "unilateralism in…
Let's not forget the local concern
JERUSALEM: One of the sad scenarios for Jerusalem s future is its…
America held hostage
Many Americans are unaware that declassified information reveals the CIA helped overthrow…
Sharing Jerusalem: the condominium solution
JEDDAH & PARIS: There will never be a durable peace in the…
What is it about Western secularism?
Some years ago, the Tunisian Islamist leader-in-exile, Rashid Ghannoushi, wrote a book…
The perils of sectarianism in opposing Iran
Saudi Arabia has undergone a remarkable political rebirth in the past few…