The Price of Peace
The state of Israel, formed in 1948, has led a tumultuous existence since its birth. While achieving impressive scientific and industrial feats, its political and
The state of Israel, formed in 1948, has led a tumultuous existence since its birth. While achieving impressive scientific and industrial feats, its political and
The recent turn of events in Iran which includes the ratcheting up of physical as well as verbal attacks on rival Islamist groups within IRR,
The balance of power that has reigned in the international system since the end of the cold war is undergoing profound shifts. Iran’s agreement with
Let’s face it: Hillary Clinton is one hell of a dominatrix. At first the United States Secretary of State said the Brazil-Turkey mediation to get
Diffusing the present dangerous confrontation between Islam and the West demands rational, impartial and cool heads to untangle facts from myth, understand the Muslims’ mindset,
One figure sums up the asymmetric functioning of the world economy; since 1995, nearly 60% of world growth is attributable to the US, which represents
There is an African saying that when elephants fight, the grass gets trampled. The image of two behemoths going at each other with tusks and
The Persians Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran by Homa Katouzian Yale University Press, 2009 REVIEW Homa Katouzian’s latest book The Persians is arguably the most
While the tone of the Obama administration is different from that of its predecessor, and some of its foreign policies diverge from those of George
TNT showed the despicable movie 300 recently and I want to share with the readers this eloquent and philosophical piece by Dr Kaveh Afrasiabi that
Aside from the domestic implications of the post-electoral mass protestations in Iran, there are profound international ramifications. On July 17, after a month and a
In its desire to build citizen to citizen contacts as a prelude to promote official dialogues and ultimately establish a normal diplomatic and commercial relation
During the past three decades the world economy has been at the mercy of neo-liberalism as an ideology for the global north and crony capitalism
The 12th of June 2009 saw Iran’s tenth presidential election get underway with Iranians turning out in record numbers. As someone who decided to vote
The U.S. at the head of the western powers tries as much as possible to hold onto some aspects of the unipolar status that it
Very well spoken I might add. What does this mean for the middle east? Can there be trust between Israel and Iran? Each country must
Richard N. Haass is President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Martin S. Indyk is Director of Saban Center for Middle East Policy. This paper
Osama bin Laden’s attacks had a threefold purpose: The first was payback. The second goal was to use massive terrorist strikes to put fear in
An editor I once worked for told me that when his parents and grandparents discussed the day’s news over dinner, they would inevitably finish by
Americans are fascinated with bigness. We believe we should have the best and the biggest of everything. Only ten years ago, the United States was
The Tuareg Uprising of northern Niger…The genocide in Darfur… Algeria & Morocco’s Berbers Battle to Keep From Losing Their Culture. Arab minority forces
I was with the author Shahrnush Parsipur one day and she was talking about I Ching, which is the Chinese version of Faal e Hafez,
“ … Their conclusions were unanimous: That madman, the Shah of Iran, had inexplicably used cobalt as the contamination agent in the six nuclear bombs
This post includes 3 articles. The last 2 articles are By Pepe Escobar and were first published in 2002. It is
The U.S. is a global power, and it can remain powerful basically through fair mutual relationships with other nations. While we influence many events in