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Vladimir Putin made headlines last weekend when he blasted the Bush administration…
The outlines of a new policy in declining Afghanistan
There is growing concern among the Western coalition forces about the worsening…
Dual Debates: Israel, Palestine and Polite Conversation
Sitting in a hotel bar in East Jerusalem, an Israeli peace activist…
Feeding Chaos: A New Middle East Cold War
Bush administration efforts to forge a US-Arab alliance against Iran are threatening…
Somalia's Illusive Peace Camouflages Brewing Political Instability
Time has never been better for Somalia's leaders to take the opportunity…
Lebanese leaders need to shore up their increasingly fragile state
Officials from Riyadh to Khartoum have been working overtime to find a…
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Here comes another February with a new Valentine s Day on the…
The unseen rewards of informal US-Arab dialogues
Relations between the Middle East and the United States are undeniably strained.…
Might George W Bush's 'surge' work?
Whatever critics at home and abroad may think, the "surge that President…
Egypt and Hamas between uneasiness and 'red lines'
Egypt confronts a double problem on its northeastern borders - both Palestinian…