Next week Israel will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its declaration of independence in the presence of an enviable number of dignitaries and heads of state. One week later, on May 15, the Palestinians
One of the minor attractions of a foreign hotel room is the chance to switch on a strange television channel. The field is open; any country with a reasonable budget and a desire to be seen as an international
Last month, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee was in the Kingdom on a visit that to most observers seemed to be largely about economic ties. It was certainly that: during the trip it was agreed
Samantha Power is an American scholar of great flair, intellect and potential. She came to the world’s attention through her role as the foreign affairs adviser to Sen. Barack Obama. I am reading at
John Bolton’s political body lies a moulderin’ in his grave, and Condoleezza Rice’s State Department is jumping all over it. And now the administration is backtracking on Bolton’s self-proclaimed proudest
The Labour Party today is in the denial of bereavement. On one level it recognizes that something truly decisive and bad has occurred in the voting and polls of the past 10 days. On another, it is
