Opinion
The Lords of Chaos by Chris Hedges
The politicians and shills in the media who orchestrated 20 years of military debacles in the Middle East, and who seek a world dominated...
Democracy in Pakistan: Of the Elite, For the Elite, by the Elite
Touqir HussainONE of the most perplexing debates around is on the subject of democracy, where it is easy to confuse concept with practice, form...
Only if Rahul Unites the Opposition
Could Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion become the spark that galvanises the opposition?JAWED NAQVITWO instructive approaches are currently underway to rein in or dislodge autocratic governments...
Xi’s ‘Chilling’ Remarks: A Multipolar World Offers Challenges and Opportunities to Mideast, Africa
RAMZY BAROUDTHE final exchange, caught on camera between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian host and counterpart, Vladimir Putin, sums up the...
20 Years On, George W. Bush’s Promise of Democracy in Iraq and Middle East Falls Short
Brian UrlacherPresident George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.In the months before the...