While the Geneva talks, if they are actually held, are tipped to fail, a political settlement may well be the only hope, not only for Syria, but also for the region.
Our columnist returns to Egypt from nine months in London. But it is not he who has changed.
Whether or not the protestors currently occupying Istanbul's Taksim square can evolve into an effective, open and progressive opposition to the AKP's authoritarian neoliberal regime, remains to be seen. But one thing is clear, this is only the beginning.
Increasing monopolisation of power, patriarchal approach to government and a feeling of disenfranchisement by a significant portion of society in the absence of proper public deliberation and dialogue on a number of critical issues have caused massive public outrage. An open letter from five conce
Our columnist attends a conference and can see why Gandhi suggested that humans are best organized in the small compounds he called “Swadeshi”.
Holding elections for the Constitutional Commission will be a step in the right direction but to stop this process being hijacked or derailed the state has to show some strength and follow through on their actions.
Chapter seven of ‘A Dangerous Delusion: why the west is wrong about nuclear Iran’ by Peter Oborne and David Morrison, takes up the basic facts in the public domain regarding Iranian possession and planning for nuclear weapons which mainstream media ignore, and asks why they do this.
Which candidate will be in a better position to weaken the Supreme Leader? Which will be less detrimental in terms of economic mismanagement? And which candidate less dangerous than the others in terms of brazen violations of human rights and civil liberties?
The young men of the Lebanese “Islamic Resistance”, who today participate – based on the confirmation of their leader Hassan Nasrallah – in the Syrian massacres, are not aware of what recent history holds of shelter offered, hospitality, and the sharing of pain and dreams.
With two weeks left before the presidential election, is there any hope for systemic change in Iran?
With the upcoming lifting of the arms embargo for Assad regime opponents in Syria we are back to the old game: Cold War - the USA and the former Soviet Union both offering advanced weapon systems to the belligerent parties (visual montage).
