[escenic_image id="5519557"]The Dubai World debt rescheduling certainly provided dramatic effect for newspapers and media outlets around the world. …

[escenic_image id="5519560"]As coincidental as it may seem, Masoud Barzani the President of Iraqi Kurdistan, was born on 16 August 1946, the day the…

[escenic_image id="5520975"]Professor Eugene Rogan is a University Lecturer in the modern history of the Middle East and a fellow at St. Antony’s…

[escenic_image id="5520896"]‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the…

[escenic_image id="5520899"]There is a tendency in Washington to assume that there is a Washington answer for everything.  Americans’ wealth,…

In Iran, 11 February is celebrated every year as the day of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution. This year, one of the most tumultuous the country…

[escenic_image id="5513439"]The world's tallest tower was inaugurated in Dubai, the UAE, on January 4. This article, however, has nothing to do with…

[escenic_image id="5516683"]Of the many wild cards that emerged from the US’s invasion of Iraq, perhaps none was more underestimated than that of…

[escenic_image id="5516613"]Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter runs what is widely regarded as Washington’s most influential think tank. As the Director of…

Saad Hariri's assuming power as the prime minister of Lebanon marks the beginning of a new stage in Lebanon. Hariri, who formed his cabinet with…