When Dictators Dictate
Why do Arab thugs always get away with murder?
Which blogs deliver politics as unusual?
Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment looks at the future of Iranian-American relations, Iran's vulnerabilities, and whether we might one day see liberals ruling in Tehran.
Bush is wrong to use the Cold War's covert tactics in the new twilight struggle.
The Danish cartoon controversy is a breath of fresh air for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
The perils of using Cold War analogies in the twilight struggle against Islamic extremism
The U.S. has lost momentum in opening up Middle Eastern societies
The poetic injustice of Moustapha Akkad's murder
Palestine, not Iraq, is the best shot at an Arab democracy.
How a Middle East success reveals the value of muddling through in foreign