Politics, not religion

12 years ago

The Middle East is fraught with governments, non-state actors and ideologues fighting for dominance, with religious identity a major divide…

The fate of the displaced

12 years ago

After more than three years of fighting, the Syrian civil war shows little sign of abating. Meanwhile there has been…

Peace after Gaza?

12 years ago

In the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Hamas and Israel, the question on everyone’s mind is what comes…

Moscow then

12 years ago

I'm heading for Moscow tonight. It is 40 years since I first visited there to sell the idea of an…

All deliberate speed

12 years ago

I did this interview yesterday for Artan Haraqija of zeri.info: 1) Three months after the general elections, there are no…

Wrong lessons learned

12 years ago

ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. It has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand…

The risk of misdiagnosis

12 years ago

Everyone agrees the President's speech tonight has to make it clear to the American people that the Islamic State in…

War, politics and law

12 years ago

The seven week conflict between Hamas and Israel, dubbed Operation Protective Edge by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), began in…

Deck chairs on the Titanic, or…

12 years ago

Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al Abadi got most of his cabinet through parliament yesterday. The Americans are celebrating. Abadi's…

Scotland and Ukraine

12 years ago

While the OSCE has not yet posted an English version of Friday's agreement involving Russia and Ukraine, there is one…