It’s become clear why our major media fell into line with the Iraq War as quickly as they did.... » read more

Egypt’s institution need to be strengthened through reform – not further weakened through partisanship or incompetence.... » read more

In the past few days, western media outlets have devoted much space to coverage of the supposedly major policy shift the United States has taken with the announcement that the US government will begin directly supporting Syrian rebels with non-lethal aid and training. This "shift" would be laughable if it weren't so tragic.... » read more

As the debate about the drone and the war on terror in America emerges, the voices of the victims and the targeted communities are not heard.... » read more

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States declared war on terrorism. More than ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. Here world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar Akbar Ahmed reveals an important yet largely ignored result of this war: in many nations it has exacerbated the already broken relationship between central governments and the largely rural Muslim tribal societies on the peripheries of both Muslim and non-Muslim nations. The center and the periphery are engaged in a mutually destructive civil war across the globe, a conflict that has been intensified by the war on terror.... » read more