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The Diaspora Experience: America's Story

The Diaspora Experience: America's Story

05.22.2013
When I walk down the streets in my other home city -- New York City -- I am always proud to see so many people from different countries,...

Fighting for Media Freedoms in Arab region

05.20.2013
Thirteen years ago, the Vienna-based International Press Institute held a regional conference in Amman to deal with press freedom issues...
Fear, Force and Fabrication: RAB, Human Rights Activists and Media

Fear, Force and Fabrication: RAB, Human Rights Activists and Media

05.18.2013
This is not a mere film but a film action that challenges its audience by making them think about their indifferent attitude to the society...
Syria, Iran and the Red Lines Trap

Syria, Iran and the Red Lines Trap

05.17.2013
President Obama should stick to his red line policy toward Syria and avoid advancing a red line policy toward Iran that will tie his hands....

A Dangerous Pattern on Foreign Assistance

05.16.2013
Bolivia's expulsion of USAID this month is a troubling development on its own, but when viewed in the context of similar actions by other...
Hollande's Survival Mode Endangers Survival Itself

Hollande's Survival Mode Endangers Survival Itself

05.14.2013
FranƧois Hollande, the French president who took office one year ago, has already been judged the hapless Louis XVI on the eve of the...
Bangladesh's War on Empathy

Bangladesh's War on Empathy

05.10.2013
I realized that I had found myself caught up in the middle of a war. But this wasn't a war against jihadists, secularists, atheists, bloggers,...

Will Palestinian Negotiations Tactics Work?

05. 9.2013
One of the hardest decisions that a political leader has to take is when to engage in negotiations and when to refrain. This has been the...

Syria: The Red Line is Right -- Where's the World's Outrage?

05. 8.2013
President Obama is right to have declared a red line on the Assad regime's use or movement of chemical weapons in Syria. The ban on the...
Britain's Commitment to Somalia's Future

Britain's Commitment to Somalia's Future

05. 7.2013
When Foreign Secretary William Hague raised the Union Flag over the new offices on April 25, the UK became the first EU country to return...
McCain Calls For 'Game-Changing' Aid To Syrian Rebels

McCain Calls For 'Game-Changing' Aid To Syrian Rebels

Dave Jamieson  05. 5.2013
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that the recent Israeli strikes in Syria will "put more pressure" on the Obama administration...
Central Europe's Pivot to Germany: What Does the U.S. Stand to Gain?

Central Europe's Pivot to Germany: What Does the U.S. Stand to Gain?

05. 1.2013
Rather than evoking sinister historical parallels, they should draw more attention to round two of a broader strategic realignment that...
Why Captain Kirk Would Intervene in Syria

Why Captain Kirk Would Intervene in Syria

05. 1.2013
Would Captain Kirk try to stop the raging civil war in Syria? Or would the Prime Directive prevent him from attempting to end the bloodshed?...
John McCain's Sophomoric Rationale for U.S. Military Involvement in Syria

John McCain's Sophomoric Rationale for U.S. Military Involvement in Syria

04.30.2013
There are times when the U.S. has to unwillingly enter a conflict. But the justification should never be, "If we don't, they'll come after...