Boosting Extremists With Bombs

Hezbollah's popularity rises, dimming the prospects for democracy
Dilip Hiro
July 25, 2006

Globalization: When Cure Is Worse Than Malady

Attempts to halt globalization can cause more harm than global economic integration itself
Richard Hornik
June 27, 2006

A Taliban Comeback?

Re-emergence of the ousted group threatens US-Pakistan alliance and triggers a new Great Game
Ahmed Rashid
May 23, 2006

Al Qaeda Talking Heads

Propaganda blitz by bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi may be aimed at hiding their weakness
Fawaz A. Gerges
May 11, 2006

A Setback for Democracy

The US-led invasion in Iraq interrupted the Middle East’s gradual movement toward liberalization
Dilip Hiro
May 4, 2006

A New Challenge for Bangladesh

Unchecked Islamic extremism, combined with poverty, could undo democracy and create a new trouble spot
Sumit Ganguly
March 30, 2006
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Obama and Asia’s Two Futures

Obama plays referee in the Asia-Pacific
Yuriko Koike
November 15, 2011

The Popular Mandate

Greeks get no say in euro deal
Nayan Chanda
November 8, 2011

Liam Fox's Atlantic Bridge Linked Top Tories and Tea Party Activists

Charity has become a preferred route for corporations to gain political influence
Jamie Doward
October 18, 2011

Coptic Christians Rage Against Egypt’s Army

Extremism and selective enforcement of laws threaten pro-democracy movement
October 12, 2011

Will Asia Save Global Capitalism?

Capitalism fails the West and may only temporarily strengthen Asian economies
Pepe Escobar
October 6, 2011
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