Opinion

August 16, 2010

A Practical Path to Justice and an Independent Palestine

By Rabbi Marc Gopin The creation of an independent Palestine has been a dream dashed many times, but there may – Read More...
August 9, 2010

In the Midst of an Environmental Calamity in Gaza Lies an Opportunity

By Joseph Mayton Beyond the most obvious hardships brought about by the Gaza blockade, there is another less commonly discussed – Read More...
August 9, 2010

Fixing American Dumbocracy

By Bill Costello The world has been turned upside down: Socialism is on the rise in the US and capitalism – Read More...
July 26, 2010

Let’s Put an End to Intolerance in Indonesia

By Luther Kembaren Persistent promotion of peace and tolerance among religious groups is needed The beginning of 2010 saw a – Read More...
July 26, 2010

Four Years of Gaza Blockade: Some Lessons Learned

By Omar Sha’ban  A partial lifting of the blockade will not be enough to repair relations between Israelis and Palestinians – Read More...
July 19, 2010

Peace Demands Courage

By Ziad Asali Too often Israeli-Palestinian relations are seen as a zero-sum conflict in which whatever is good for one – Read More...
July 19, 2010

North Korea Poses a Very Real Dilemma

North Korean behaviour has gotten so bad, according to East-West Center Visiting (EWC) Fellow Victor Cha, that foreign policy experts – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Turkey’s Most Important Agenda Item

By Liam Hardy In recent weeks, Turkey has been internationally reappraised after a Turkish Gaza-bound aid ship raided by Israeli – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Kyrgyzstan: The Road Not Taken

By Michael N. Nagler and S. Francesca Po Until recently, Kyrgyzstan – a landlocked country in Central Asia with an – Read More...
July 5, 2010

A Plot a Long Time in the Making

By Richard Laidlaw Australian politics are just as vicious and factionalised as those of any other polity; it’s just that, – Read More...