In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he has nothing to worry about, that he is more in tune with his people.

"Syria is stable. Why?" Mr. Assad said. "Because you have to be very closely linked to...

Is Tunisia's Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali the Pinochet of the Arab world?

They both orchestrated economic revivals that ranked their states among the top economies in their regions.

Both suppressed any viable opposition in their ranks and in staged elections -- Ben...

Today, the Middle East requires a sea change. Incremental steps don't work.

The next move has to come from the Arab world. And it must be bold. A different approach is needed to break through the reticence to let go of old, ineffective positions in order to see beyond...

In response to the interesting commentary that followed my article, Peeling Back the Layers of Gaza, I would like to provide the following:

On occupations. The same standards must be upheld in all areas that are occupied. Western Sahara is another example of an occupied territory and...

The Israeli raid on the Gaza aid flotilla is a wake-up call for the international community. The incident, however, is not about whether delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza is justified or whether Israel has the right to prevent ships from landing in Gaza's ports, or about the legality of imposing...