Columns

The escalation in violence in Jerusalem may reflect another bid by the Netanyahu government to change the Temple Mount status quo

Meron Rapoport

The answer lies in empty rhetoric from those who began America's wars in the region under the guise of humanitarian intervention

Peter Van Buren

Recent developments suggest that the United States is opening up to speak with Russia about prioritising the defeat of IS over Assad in Syria

Jonathan Steele

Russia is interested in having leverage over the Syrian transitional government regardless of the fate of Assad himself

Lina Khatib

It is time for the wise within the PKK's political wing to comprehend the disastrous repercussions of the resumption of war with Turkey

Basheer Nafi

Hillary must not make the same mistake as Bill Clinton in rebuffing overtures from Iranian leaders and continuing a failed policy of hostility

Kaveh Afrasiabi

The refugee crisis is not about security. People are not trees: they have always been on the move, and they will always be

Natalia Paszkiewicz

The peace process could be in a decisive phase, but it will be difficult to find solutions to all the unresolved questions

Wolfgang Pusztai

Though the Gulf has called for the overthrow of Assad, sources suggest Obama agreed to Putin’s increased support for him

Nafeez Ahmed

What use are things such as passports, flags, embassies, stamps, dialling codes and internet domains when the state itself exists only on paper?

Sharif Nashashibi