The failure of John Kerry’s Israeli-Palestinian peace talks showed just how extreme U.S. policy on the conflict has become.
U.S. Culpability in the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
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Middle East & North Africa
Participatory Totalitarianism
We are not passive objects of the surveillance state. We are active subjects of our own YouTube channels.
Iran Knows Nukes Would Be Detrimental to Its National Security
Just listen to its foreign minister, Javad Zarif, as profiled in the New Yorker.
Iraq Elections: No End to Violence
Iraq’s latest elections were relatively free and fair, but they won’t do much to resolve the country’s stark sectarian divides.
Coup Fever
Despite the lip service given to democracy the world over, coups remain a popular last resort. Here’s why.
Did the U.S. Revive Operation Paperclip for a Terrorist?
The United States seems to have granted asylum to a terrorist as it did Nazi scientists after World War II.
Pope Francis in Palestine
Pope Francis’ seemingly impromptu prayer at Israel’s Apartheid Wall hinted at a radical critique of Israel in an otherwise carefully orchestrated trip.
Unbroken Chain of Repression: From Mubarak to Morsi to the Military
The Egyptian Minister of Religious Affairs claims that “the Muslim Brotherhood movement is a terrorist organization and was worse than Mubarak.”
Can Bahrain Lead the Arab World in Religious Tolerance and Democratic Reform?
In 2011, King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa restored constitutional rule in Bahrain.
Noah: We Caused the Flood
Darren Aronofsky’s film “Noah” sends a clear message: take care of the earth or the consequences will be fatal.