Demonization obscures a good argument

10 years ago

Eric Edelman, Dennis Ross and Ray Takeyh write in the Washington Post: The Islamic Republic is not a normal nation-state…

Gaza isn’t healing

10 years ago

Last month’s fifty day conflict between Hamas and Israel has exacted a punishing toll on Gaza, both in terms of…

Relief yes, complacency no

10 years ago

Ten days ago I noted the negative impact a "yes" vote in the Scottish referendum would have on Ukraine. It…

Politics, not religion

10 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

10 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?

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 years ago

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