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Having Lunch With Al-Qaeda
The strange, brutal war in Zaganiyah, Iraq. Part One of a two-part interview with Major Mike Few
May 17, 2013
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The Other Effect of Terrorism
Fear of terrorism has driven the U.S. into a financial black hole for the illusion of safety.
April 15, 2013
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The Central African Republic: a Troubled and Divided Nation
The Central African Republic continues to count the cost of coups and the legacy of colonialism.
March 31, 2013
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Inside Jabhat an-Nusrah
The presence of Jabhat an-Nusrah in Syria threatens further turmoil even if Assad falls.
March 18, 2013
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Al-Maliki Plays Regional Power Games in Syria
Iraq's Nouri Al-Maliki frustrates Syrian hopes of a future without Assad.
February 10, 2013
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Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, US, 2012) reviewed by Eléna de Mello Hogarth
Anecdotes aplenty in Spielberg’s long (-awaited) biography of Abraham Lincoln
February 10, 2013
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Abuse Across the Centuries
Voltaire's comment on his own sexual abuse at the hands of Jesuits sounds depressingly familiar.
February 4, 2013
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Cameron Fuels the Folly of British Isolationism
Cameron gambles with Britain's future to placate his unruly Eurosceptic backbenchers.
January 30, 2013
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After Authoritarianism: State Development and National Identity in the Middle East
The Arab Spring has caused a revolution and evolution of national identity in the Middle East
January 29, 2013
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Israel's Elections: A Show About Nothing?
In contrast to many around the world, most Israelis show little interest in this week's elections.
January 20, 2013
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