Regions and Countries

Handling Hamas Handling Hamas

Rather than undermine Hamas, the Bush Administration should accept the results of the Palestinian election and pursue a policy of cautious engagement.

Feb 23, 2006 / The Editors

The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient

Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.

Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh

The World Social Forum: Protest or Celebration? The World Social Forum: Protest or Celebration?

The World Social Forum in Caracas provided living proof of alternative political and social visions, but raised new questions about government co-optation.

Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Michael Blanding

In Your Dreams, Condi In Your Dreams, Condi

Condoleezza Rice's myopic optimism mirrors that of the delusional Dick Cheney: Witness her refusal to be alarmed by rise of Moqtada al Sadr.

Feb 15, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Fury Over Foreigners Fury Over Foreigners

Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with inef...

Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti

The Hamas Triumph The Hamas Triumph

What if the West responded to Hamas's victory not with sanctions but with a commitment to resume negotiations from where they left off in 2000?

Feb 2, 2006 / Graham Usher

Curing Fanaticism Curing Fanaticism

Amos Oz reflects on the political and diplomatic implications of Hamas's recent victory and its impact on opportunities for peace.

Feb 1, 2006 / Feature / Jon Wiener

New Day for Bolivia New Day for Bolivia

The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas....

Jan 27, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Storm Clouds Over Iran Storm Clouds Over Iran

The confrontation with Iran is a wake-up call to states that possess nuclear weapons: in a world of nuclear apartheid, multilateral disarmament is the only course of action that ca...

Jan 26, 2006 / Richard Falk

The Master of Modernismo The Master of Modernismo

Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, all but unknown in English-speaking countries, had a global impact on literature, ushering Spanish poetry into the modern era.

Jan 25, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Roberto González Echevarría

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