What you need to know about Iran and the US. Read more...
Israel's PR gaffes expose its racist atmosphere
Israel is increasingly isolated and adrift, cast away on a wave of its own delusion. Read more...
The Age of TV Jokers: Arab Media on the Brink
The polarization of Arab media has reached extreme points. There is little room for opposing views and regimes are fighting an epic battle for survival by using every possible tactic to win, even if by deception, intimidation, or blatant lies. Read more...
Persian Empire, anyone?
To disregard the real imperial power operating in the region, and turn a blind eye to the aggressive counter-revolutionary mobilisation and speak of "Persian Empire" at a time when all post-colonial boundaries have collapsed, is a silly red herring. Read more...
It is the Internet, and not ISIS, that is radicalising
Chatrooms are not a new technical version of "Letters to the Editor" but a dangerous forum for people to let loose their most-disturbing characteristics. Read more...
'Lines Drawn on an Empty Map': Iraq’s Borders and the Legend of the Artificial State
No modern nation-state has been called “artificial” more times than Iraq. Read more...
On the wrong side of history
The conflict tearing the Islamic centre apart is not between Sunni and Shia. It is primarily – call it the first stage – a struggle for domination within Sunni Islam. Read more...
Hope for the best, pre-empt the worst in Middle East
ISIL is benefiting from the break-up of fragile states, the breakdown of their bankrupt regimes, and the implosion of their societies. Read more...
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