Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Yang Xiaotong

From Baghdad to Benghazi

[caption id="attachment_55226628" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Anti Qadhafi rebels in Libya wil have to adapt quickly to the demands of being in control"][/caption] The strategic…

Andrew Mumford

The Arab World’s 1989

[caption id="attachment_55226669" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Members of the Romanian 'CNSRL Fratia' trade unions chant anti-government slogans"][/caption] On first look, the…

Christian Kramer

Capturing Beirut

[caption id="attachment_55226618" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Solidere, Beirut - 1995. From Traces of War, Fouad Elkoury"][/caption] Although still relatively small as a center for art,…

Maymanah Farhat

A Dirty Game

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Jacqueline Shoen

Defeat for Al-Qaeda?

The notion that somehow the Arab Spring has defeated Al-Qaeda (AQ) and undermined its ideology is not only simplistic and problematic but also deeply misleading. First, the argument that the Arab…

Rashmi Singh

The Delicate Democracy

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Federico Manfredi

After New York?

[caption id="attachment_55226491" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas(L) listens as US President Barack Obama addresses the 66th General Assembly September…

Andrew Bowen

A Secular Uprising

[caption id="attachment_55226046" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Demonstrators shout slogans on Habib Bourguiba Avenue on February 19, 2011 in Tunis as they take part in a protest for a…

Gregorio Bettiza

The Emperor Wears No Clothes

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Jacqueline Shoen