Dealing with the challenge of a 'national Islamism'
In looking at the likely status of the Arab-Israel conflict or diplomatic…
Downtown Beirut: frontline to the world
Every time I walk through the frontline of the political confrontation in…
Reconsider containment in Iraq and the Middle East
The United States and the world are focused on whether the Bush…
Hala Gorani's diary from the Middle East
Was the destruction bad in Beirut? asked the driver on the way…
Somalia, the Middle East's latest African game board
After years of warlord control over Mogadishu and southern Somalia in general,…
In Russia, good times also mean political apathy
Usually at this time of year, people are obsessed with what the…
What lies ahead in the Democrat-controlled Congress?
Democratic victories in the US House of Representatives and Senate in November…
Oil won't last; invest in Arab education
Many of the Arab nations have been blessed historically with oil and…
Can the Democrats avoid an economic crack-up?
Now that the Democrats have taken control of the United States Congress,…
Islamism in the Sahel: little known, but longstanding
In a Sept. 11, 2006 video, Ayman al-Zawahiri declared that, "Osama bin…