Muslims "get" globalisation, but does it get them?
The real impact of globalization on Muslim-Western relations has been mixed, but…
Live and let die: the disturbing case of Piergiorgio Welby
On Dec. 21, an Italian doctor, Mario Riccio, disconnected a respirator that…
Arab civil society thrives in moveable conferences
In the span of five days last week, I had the pleasure…
Beware of 'sectarianism' in Palestine
That Saddam Hussein's execution at the hands of the Iraqi government was…
A regional settlement requires revived multilateralism
One of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's favorite metaphors was that…
The enigma of Russia: Is the country more market-driven?
Fifteen years after the Soviet Union collapsed and split apart, Russia still…
Washington must consider a contact group for Iraq
Last November's congressional elections dealt US President George W. Bush a sharp…
REGIONAL FOCUS: Israel set the spark of Palestinian infighting
Neighboring Arab states face uphill battle to temper situation in Palestinian territoriesThirty…
Some enduring myths of Arab-Israeli peace-making
Precisely because expectations of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trips to…
Enough pandering to the Shiite militias
As the United States prepares to implement a new strategy in Iraq,…