Hard to revive the PLO
In mid-July, more than a month after the Hamas takeover of the…
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: Publicizing books or loyalty?
I guess the huge "Reading for All campaign bombarding us these day…
Turkey: A maturing democracy
ISTANBUL: Despite efforts by political rivals to spin the July 22 elections…
The Kouchner Conversion
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's appointment of Bernard Kouchner as France's foreign minister…
Peace, please, for Palestine, Mr President!
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Premier Olmert are reported to be…
China's thoroughly cynical creed: the use of slave labor
When a government-run brick plant in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province was…
Turkey's post-election outlook
ISTANBUL: The extent of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory in…
Winning with Opium in Afghanistan
Despite considerable effort by the international community in Afghanistan since 2001 to…