From Peacekeeping to Peace Consolidation in Burundi
At the end of December, the United Nations Mission in Burundi (ONUB)…
Why I do not celebrate Eid (or beware the calamities of 2007)
It is customary for Muslims to greet one another with the celebratory…
Only renewed multilateralism can save America
The realization in the United States that the war in Iraq has…
The reality show of George W. Bush's struggle
Watching US President George W. Bush in recent weeks has become a…
Fouad Ajami, or the dangers of the foreigner's gift
Coincidentally, I was reading Fouad Ajami's new book, "The Foreigner's Gift: the…
Israel's December Report: Three Clues for 2007
Israeli government officials in charge of conducting an end-of-year review cannot be…
The emergence of cosmopolitan solidarity
As globalization proceeds, with the help of ever-faster communications, faster travel, and…
Kuwait: Is the beginning of real politics taking place?
Kuwaitis describe the country's current Parliament with an apparent contradiction: "The opposition…