Ottoman Ghosts: Turkey in the Middle East

Turkish government carefully balances relations with the West and neighbors throughout the Middle East
Matein Khalid
October 5, 2006

Expatriates Face a Changing Reality in Gulf Countries

Policies show increasing ambivalence toward foreign workers
N. Janardhan
October 25, 2006

Sensible Ideas on Why to Engage Tehran

The US lacks viable policy options to prevent nuclear development in Iran, North Korea or elsewhere in the world
Rami G. Khouri
October 17, 2006

A Week of Reckoning; A New Enemy Gains on the U.S.

Hezbollah has morphed into a hybrid army
Thom Shanker
July 30, 2006

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting US Terror Fight

US intelligence agencies concede that the Iraq invasion backfired by boosting recruitment of terrorists
Karen DeYoung
September 25, 2006