At the start of the Egyptian uprising western public opinion responded positively to the mostly young, middle class, people who took to the streets demanding greater political freedoms which many

Paul J. Balles views the latest breed of chickens that may come home to roost in the USA: American military technology given to Israel courtesy of US tax dollars, sold

Despite the Cold War, Russia and Europe traded commodities entirely reliably and since abandonment of Russia’s command economy with its dogmas a broad movement for closer economic links has developed.

People often wind up believing their own cover story. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, for example, is trapped forever in the rationalizations he used in 2003 to explain why

You have asked me to speak to current American policies in the Middle East, with an emphasis on the prospects for peace in the Holy Land.

Americans know that something fundamental is amiss. They sense-rightly-that they are being misled no matter which political party does the leading.

The military phase of the Gaza war started on December 27, 2008, when Israel launched an attack on the Gaza Strip. It ended on 18 January, 2009, when Israel, and

Few academics attain the kind of status that Juan Cole enjoys today. Cole's award-winning blog Informed Comment is a necessary daily stop for any serious student of the Middle East;

While we're still arguing about whether there's life after death, can we add another question to the cart? Is there life after democracy? What sort of life will it be?

Political reform in the Middle East requires dialogue with Islamic parties, so why does the Foreign Office knock such efforts?