“Enhanced interrogation” presents obstacles to prosecuting alleged war criminals.
KSM May Never Be Brought to Justice for the Murder of Daniel Pearl
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Middle East & North Africa
Israeli Border Police Conduct Surveillance on Israeli Protesters and Journalists
Israeli Border Police’s Lebanese listeners have come to Tel Aviv to keep tabs on July 14 movement marchers.
Will Syria Cause a Divorce Between Iran and Turkey?
As Turkey and Iran seek to extend their respective influence throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, their interests and regional agendas have inevitably clashed, as evidenced by their conflicting positions on the turmoil in Syria. But although divergent interests in the Syrian conflict pull Turkey and Iran in opposite directions, their mutual interests in maintaining cordial relations will likely prevent the Syrian issue from precipitating a major split.
Agreement on Syria Reached Without Syrians
There are three main reasons intervention is currently untenable: the fragmented and Islamic nature of the opposition, the Syrian regime’s backers, and the war-weary, insolvent West.
Syria’s Stalin and His Gulag
Human Rights Watch has produced a damning report on Syria’s torture regime.
U.S., Russia Continue to Jockey for Influence in Syria
There’s few prices short of war the Kremlin will not pay to keep from losing its sole remaining Arab ally.
Deep-Sixing the China Option
Since talks with Iran over its nuclear development started up again in April, U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that Tehran will not be allowed to “play for time” in the negotiations. In fact, it is the Obama administration that is playing for time.
What Have These Ultra-Orthodox Jews Got Against Honoring Holocaust Victims?
The Neturei Karta sect is opposed to the Jewish state.
Egyptian Revolution Frozen in Its Tracks
The new government will probably be even more open to World Bank and IMF structural-adjustment programs than in the past.
Time to Turn the Page on Egypt
The power of the military in Egypt is so strong that many Egyptians, as well as observers around the world, feared that the country’s first-ever presidential vote would result in a stolen election. Instead, the persistently peaceful demonstrators in Tahrir Square received news of a landmark victory for this 7,000-year-old civilization: Egypt finally has a democratically elected, civilian leader.