Regions and Countries

Pity the Region Pity the Region

Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization criticizes a self-righteous US foreign policy oblivious to the power of retributive justice in the Middle East.

Jan 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Augustus Richard Norton

Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan

It's appalingly clear Team Bush is unwilling to do the hard work it takes to make Afghanistan the functioning nation it was before cold war games tore it apart.

Jan 18, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bachelet’s Big Win Bachelet’s Big Win

Michelle Bachelet's election as Chile's first female president represents many things for her fellow citizens: the certainty of political continuity, the possibility of change and ...

Jan 18, 2006 / Feature / Laila Weir

Adrift in Egypt Adrift in Egypt

A brutal raid on an encampment of refugees in Cairo has focused the world's attention on the netherworld Sudanese occupy in Egypt.

Jan 13, 2006 / Feature / Negar Azimi

Palestinian Dilemmas Palestinian Dilemmas

Will Palestinians be compelled to live by Ariel Sharon's repressive vision or will they compel Israel to accept genuine self-determination for the Palestinian people?

Jan 12, 2006 / Mouin Rabbani

Israel After Sharon Israel After Sharon

Suddenly, the Sharon era is over. And Sharon's centrist Kadima Party may emerge as the dominant force after the March 28 elections.

Jan 12, 2006 / Hillel Schenker

In Her Mind’s Eye In Her Mind’s Eye

Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism is a political classic trapped in the era in which it was written.

Jan 11, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Rée

Green Power Green Power

The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.

Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

The Geopolitics of Natural Gas The Geopolitics of Natural Gas

Natural gas is rapidly emerging as the next big prize for consumer countries like the US and China. In the twenty-first century, alliances and hostilities between economic powerhou...

Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Evo’s Challenge in Bolivia Evo’s Challenge in Bolivia

Many Bolivians have faith in Evo Morales, the former coca farmer who became the first indigenous president in the country's history last month. But will Morales be able to keep his...

Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar

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