Opinion

By Stephen Starr Atop a mountain in the Syrian heartland lies a monastery where the message of Christian-Muslim unity is... Read More →

By Michael Felsen As this new decade begins, many are still scratching their heads and wondering how US President Barack... Read More →

In the coming decades, countries including Vietnam and Indonesia will become increasingly important. By Charles E. Morrison For us at... Read More →

By Richard Laidlaw Australian opposition leaders are not generally newsworthy beyond their own fatal shore, unless there is a risk... Read More →

By Ariel Kastner With almost 58 percent of Swiss voters recently delivering an electoral surprise by casting ballots in favour... Read More →

By Richard Laidlaw It’s a good thing hot air – the metaphorical product of heated argument – cannot heat the... Read More →

By Maher Y. Abu-Munshar Despite the substantial number of scholarly works and news stories to the contrary, many people still... Read More →

By Orly Azoulay When he entered the White House, Barack Obama declared that his administration will be characterised by different... Read More →

By Lester R. Brown As the UN climate-change conference in Copenhagen approaches, we are in a race between political tipping... Read More →

By Mary Jo McConahay GUATEMALA CITY ~ The world may not end two years from now, despite internet predictions and... Read More →