Real Iran splits and the myth of division

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka

Egyptian Border Attack Fuels Anxiety

[caption id="attachment_55233384" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Israeli soldiers inspect a burnt armored vehicle near the Kerem Shalom border crossing after unidentified gunmen crossed into Israel…

Alastair Beach

Foreign Priorities

[caption id="attachment_55233377" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 arrive home from a seven month deployment December 17, 2010 at Miramar Marine…

Stephen Glain

Erdogan's Triumph

[caption id="attachment_55233327" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Secular Turks as well as conservatives have been critical of Erdogan's plans for a mosque overlooking Istanbul[/caption]When the…

Nicholas Birch

Drone Wars

[caption id="attachment_55233302" align="alignnone" width="567"] Riad Kahwajie [/caption] Following Iran’s downing of a US spy drone in December 2011, the danger of a ‘drone war’ between Iran and the…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Covering Libya

[caption id="attachment_55233295" align="alignnone" width="620"] Sharron Ward [/caption] The detainment last week of New Zealand filmmaker, Sharon Ward, by Libyan security personnel is one example of…

Jacqueline Shoen

Romney's Pilgrimage

[caption id="attachment_55233281" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Mitt Romney will visit Israel as part of an overseas tour to boost his international pedigree[/caption]Mitt Romney’s parachute drop…

Stephen Glain

The Power of Self-Reflection

[caption id="attachment_55233251" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iraqi policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad [/caption]There was a bitter blend of irony and déjà vu about how…

Stephen Glain

A Man on a Mission

[caption id="attachment_55233217" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Secretary General of the NTC, Othman Bin Sassi, stands in what will be the new and temporary location of Libya's General National…

Jacqueline Shoen

The Fall of Beit Assad

[caption id="attachment_55233161" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad waves as she stands under a portrait of her husband Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (R) and his…

Stephen Glain