Seething Anger in a Broken Middle East

Invasion, poverty and instability deepen institutional crisis throughout the region – with no fix in sight
Fawaz A. Gerges
June 12, 2007

Anti-Terror Fight Has to Be a Marathon Run on Wilsonian Principle, Not Cheap Oil

Terrorism cannot be fought on the basis of some universal principles while ignoring others
Thomas L. Friedman
February 8, 2003

Marching Towards a High-Risk War in Iraq

The odds of catastrophe may not be very high, but still are too high
Richard K. Betts
February 22, 2003

Is France Cooling Toward Its Arab Friends?

France’s strategic alliance with the Arab world could unravel after the presidential election
Pascal Boniface
April 18, 2007

Against the Wall: The US Faces a United Iraq

Rejection of the Baghdad divider shows a tiny glimmer of hope for defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq
Humphrey Hawksley
May 1, 2007

Bush at the Rubicon

Can the leader of the world's most powerful nation be persuaded to go against his instincts?
Strobe Talbott
January 23, 2003
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