On the Eve of Iran’s Presidential Elections
The Mitchell Report
Lebanon One Year After the Israeli Withdrawal
Khatami and His “Reformist” Economic (Non-)Agenda
The Kabyle Riots
Walking into Israel’s Trap?
Palestinians Prepare for the Worst
Frosty Reception for US Religious Freedom Commission in Egypt
Violence and its Rhetoric
Assessing the Iraqi Opposition
Sharon’s National Unity Government
No-Fly Zones
Caught in the Middle
Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Process Creeps Forward
Two months after Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a pact to end their two-year border war, an agreement to move ahead with its implementation has finally been ironed out. The 4,000 UN troops brought here to monitor the truce are preparing for deployment to the contested frontier. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of war-displaced civilians remain in camps behind the lines, waiting to see if the truce will hold.
Israel Elects Sharon
Iran’s Conservatives Face the Electorate
In May, Iranians will go to the polls to pass judgment on the record of President Mohammad Khatami and the reform movement he symbolizes. Although observers of Iran typically characterize the Islamic Republic's factional divisions as a single left-right split dividing the regime into unified "reformist" and "conservative" blocs, a multitude of potential cleavages belie this simple dichotomy. Since the 1979 revolution, a variety of opinions have existed within the regime's accepted confines.
Almost Unnoticed
The Case of Azmi Bishara
Negotiating Over the Clinton Plan
Turkey’s Operation “Return to Life”
