[escenic_image id="55103737"]Nigeria is in trouble. National elections scheduled for 2011 have the potential to undermine the country’s current precarious stability by exacerbating its serious…

[escenic_image id="55101571"]In late 1798, on the shores of Alexandria, Napoleon addressed a letter to the people of Egypt justifying his invasion. He spoke to them about his respect for Islam and…

[escenic_image id="5599780"]How do extremist organizations recruit their members? Relying on disenchanted youth is never as easy as when unemployment is high, population growth is up, and inter…

[escenic_image id="5595448"]For decades since its establishment, the Muslim Brotherhood has had an ambivalent position on political participation. While it largely ignored formal politics from the…

[escenic_image id="5595442"]Professor Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, a Turkish science historian, is currently the secretary general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). In effect, he heads…

[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense relations between the president and the army chief,…

[escenic_image id="5594956"]In recent weeks the media have been overrun with bizarre tales of secret agents and Russian moles reminiscent of Cold War intrigues. But for all the media frenzy…

[escenic_image id="5594824"]Washington is asking Amman of Jordan for a favor. In the interests of helping stem further nuclear proliferation, the American government, including both the White House…

[escenic_image id="5592330"] While Turkey is increasingly charting a path based on its own strategic interests, Salem contends, “Turkey is not turning away from Europe and the United States.” The U.S…

[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense relations between the president and the army chief,…