[escenic_image id="556252"]Days before the date of announcing the election results in Lebanon, the political scene seems to be dominated by differences between confused political sects, and the ones…

[escenic_image id="555282"]From the vantage point of Washington, Lebanon’s elections present both an opportunity and a question.  Since its creation, Lebanon has defied the old cliché that all…

[escenic_image id="554952"]One way to begin to understand the depth of Pakistan’s troubles is to consider how diverse the challenges to its internal security really are. Let us suppose that all the…

[escenic_image id="555284"]It is not certain that the current Afghani president Hamid Karzai will be able to win the presidential  marathon at the first round of presidential elections due to be held…

[escenic_image id="554977"]The dangerous confrontations that took place in several areas in southern Yemen have revealed serious challenges that add to major problems facing this country which has a…

[escenic_image id="555259"]There are three scenarios for Iraq. Even the optimistic one is cautious, and they all embrace a tendency towards pessimism and a serious concern about the future and…

[escenic_image id="555245"]Iraqis are eager to finally be rid of more than six years of U.S. military occupation, and Americans are eager to bring their troops home from that county.  Yet both the…

[escenic_image id="557213"]Iraqi vice-president Dr. Adel Abdul Al-Mahdi continues his struggle for building a stable democratic Iraq where peace and concord prevail among all the spectrums of Iraqi…

[escenic_image id="556300"]Washington and Tehran continue to lobby Moscow regarding the possible sale of Russia’s advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Iran. Russian officials have been…

[escenic_image id="555313"]Being quick to grasp the subtle implications of events, he makes hasty reactions in dealing with them. Thus both cronies and foes alike get puzzled as to whether to forgive…