Many of the hundreds of Africans drowned off the Italian coast came from Eritrea. Why are they so desperate to leave their country, asks Selam Kidane.
The major powers involved in Syria's war are adjusting their positions to prevent an Islamist victory. This will not end but prolong the suffering.
The turn to diplomacy over Syria and Iran highlights the need for the broader region to find its own way to a cooperative future, says Prince El Hassan bin Talal.
A surge of widespread Islamist attacks provokes western alarm about al-Qaida's revival. But it is Syria above all where the future of paramiltarism is being forged.
The civil war in Syria has put great strains on the country's Kurdish population. The Syrian Kurds' most powerful politician, Saleh Muslim Mohammad, talks to Vicken Cheterian about their position and future.
The imminent sale of Britain's postal industry is mirrored by an architectural development that will extinguish the character of a London neighbourhood, says Edward Denison.
The Arab world's problems of conflict and misrule are deeply rooted in the region's history. But its awakened peoples' demands for accountable government and a new social contract offer hope, say Foulath Hadid (1937-2012) & Mishana Hosseinioun.A few days after this article was completed, its co-au
The United States and its allies are pioneering the use of armed-drones. But other states, including their strategic rivals, are catching up.
The 2013 Green Party conference made women and austerity one of its themes, while a new report from the Women’s Budget Group calls for a ‘Plan F’ to tackle the impact of the crisis on women's lives. Is gendered austerity finally gaining the attention of political parties?
The unexpected Washington-Moscow diplomacy - made possible by London's parliament - creates space for progress in ending Syria's "double proxy war".
