On his first full day as the Iraqi prime minister, al-Maliki promised “maximum levels of force in confronting terrorists and killers”. But…
By now, the voting will have begun in today’s Palestinian elections. It’s not clear how well Hamas — the Arabic acronym which…
With the Iranians threatening to resume some nuclear activities in the near future, their European Union (EU) interlocutors are threatening to break…
With the Iranians threatening to resume some nuclear activities in the near future, their European Union (EU) interlocutors are threatening to break…
The United States flaunts the banner of democracy in the Middle East only when that advances its economic, military, or strategic interests.…
An apt headline, summarizing the results of the elections to Iraq’s 275-representative-strong National Assembly on January 30, would be: “No surprises, no…
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Imagine a pious Muslim faced with a ban on fabricating a certain kind of weapon. He is committed to obeying unquestioningly the…
With Vice-President Dick Cheney describing the presidential election result as ‘a broad, nationwide victory,’ secured on the platform of an unapologetically hard-line…
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