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Israel’s wrong friends
By Ian Buruma JERUSALEM: Israel has been welcoming some rather peculiar visitors of…
Alexandria bombing: A crisis of our own making
By Joseph Fahim Last month, on my way back home from the airport,…
How not to alienate and demonize victims
By John Drake LONDON: The terrorists responsible for the New Year attack on…
Debt and democracy
By Harold James PRINCETON – The European Union’s sovereign-debt crisis constitutes a fundamental…
The chaotic birth of South Sudan
By Shlomo Ben Ami MADRID: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that was reached…
What next for Egypt?
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: National unity, citizenship, democracy, rule of law, social…
An insider’s reflections on Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
By Carol Daniel Kasbari JERUSALEM: Why are we meeting? What is our goal?…
Does Pakistan need an Assange of its own?
By Huma Yusuf KARACHI/WASHINGTON, DC: A week after the recent WikiLeaks disclosures, two…
The official pursuit of happiness
By Derek Bok CAMBRIDGE: In a time of tight budgets and financial crisis,…