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The drone debate in America has become depressingly polarized. While critics point to the civilians killed and argue that most of the suspects could be captured, proponents counter that the …

US Elections US president Barack Obama said difficult compromises were needed to move the United States forward in a speech after he won a second term in the White House …

The Arab Monetary Fund has arranged a $127 million credit facility for Morocco to help the North African nation deal with rising food prices. "The amount of the loan contributes …

American politicians have long been unpopular in the Middle East. Even before the release of the hugely offensive anti-Islamic film and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s unfortunate promise to kick …

Admiral Michael G. Mullen, outgoing chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, in September warned of a lack of communication with Tehran. “We are not talking… so we …

  In his 2004 book “Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire,” the British historian Niall Ferguson offered an interesting premise for what might ultimately bring about the decline of the …

When it comes to politics, Americans, much like everyone else, are terrible ingrates. People tend to forget how bad things were under the old regime and remember only the positive, …

There has been a sudden change of pace in the Middle East peace-making process. After almost eight years of stagnation, of summit meetings that led to absolutely nothing other than …

Any hopes Syria attached to a swift resumption of peace talks with Israel — brokered by the new administration of US President Barack Obama — appear to have been undermined …

Now that the initial euphoria behind President Barack Obama’s Middle East peace initiative is settling into the reality of the region’s intransigence, a different picture is beginning to emerge, and …