Most needed in these dark times is to hold tight to what we believe with an unruly embrace of faith, patience, and urgency
When I was growing up in New York City Christmas was āChristmasā regardless of whether one was Christian or not, and implied no religious dedication whatsoever
Imaginative diplomacy, talking and listening to the enemy, and engaging in self-scrutiny remains outside the cast iron cage of the military mentality
From the point of view of international law and organizational theory we continue to live in a state-centric world order
[Prefatory Note: the post below is based on an opinion piece published by Middle East Eye on December 1, 2015 under the…
We who care about Palestine must raise our voices of protest and join in the concrete acts of solidarity that are having an impact
Whatever the future holds for Turkey, resolving the leadership question in a positive way will greatly improve national prospects
The Israeli tactics have retaliated with an all out effort to demonize as anti-Semitism these new forms of non-violent resistance
[Prefatory Note: This is a modified text of an interview conducted by Semin Gumusel Guner of Al Jazeera Turka, and published online…
Ever since World War II Saudi Arabia has been an indispensable strategic asset for the West
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