Middle East: Marching Backward to the Future

Arabs, seething about their regimes, seek to redeem honor by riding the Hezbollah wave
Barry Rubin
August 22, 2006

Call the Conflict by Its Proper Name: Geo-Civil War

Stability for the Middle East is a top priority, as instability only emboldens radicals and forces that oppose democracy
John Brenkman
September 12, 2006

Can a White House Visit Shore Up a Sagging US-South Korea Alliance?

Two allies, once strong, quarrel over how to end the North Korean nuclear threat
Morton Abramowitz
September 14, 2006

Iran Befriends Iraq

The US overthrow of Saddam reconciles old enemies
Dilip Hiro
September 19, 2006

Gauging Terror – Part I, Lebanon

It’s a mistake to brand a political party with social services, like Hezbollah, solely as terrorists
Fawaz A. Gerges
August 15, 2006

The Jihad and the West – Part I

Jihad is ultimately political action that can be influenced by dialogue and negotiations
Riaz Hassan
September 21, 2006
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Oil, Minerals and the Militarisation of Globalisation

American militarization creates problems in Africa
Julius Barigaba
March 30, 2010

Stop Slapping the Allies, Secretary Gates

Why NATO shouldn’t be in Afghanistan
Fred Kaplan
February 26, 2010

In Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent

You can’t fight what you can’t see
John Markoff, David E. Sanger, and Thom Shanker
January 27, 2010

Liberals Losing the Battle?

Is Pakistan’s demographic dividend leading to more suicide bombers?
Shahid Kardar
December 11, 2009

How to Let Islam and the West Live in Harmony

A clash of civilizations or a “confluence of civilizations”?
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
November 23, 2009
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