Why are the parallels between Cairo today and Constantinople a century ago all too obvious and disturbing?
Will UN Peacekeeping Fall Victim to Budget Cuts?
Is United Nations peacekeeping fading away as a result of budget cuts — or are we just settling into a new normal?
Golan Heights and Shebaa Farms: The Keys to Middle East Peace?
Could reaching an agreement on these disputed territories give the peace process the push it desperately needs?
An American in Poland, Anno 1983: In Warsaw (Part IV)
What kind of restrictions were placed on the Polish people in 1983?
The Middle East or the Middle World?
From the Persian highlands, isn’t the Middle East viewed as the Middle West?
Iran’s Mullahs, Money and Militias
How does Iran exert its influence in the Middle East?
A Leaderless Global Order?
Should regional players combine to give the United States a much-needed reprieve from global disorder?
How Muslims View the West
How do the differing mindsets of Westerners and Muslims explain tensions between the two groups?
The Future of the Middle East
How has the Middle East changed over the last decade — and what does the future hold for the region?
An Opening for Peacekeepers in Israel?
Is Israel finally overcoming its objections to international peacekeepers?