Opinions about events beyond our borders.

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• Never Again? Without urgent action, we'll be watching Hotel Congo in 2014.
  Michael J. Kavanagh Dec. 31, 2004
  
• Four More Years Should Colombian President Álvaro Uribe be allowed to run for a second term?
  Toby Muse Dec. 29, 2004
  
• Tiger, Tiger, Fading Fast Could other countries replicate Ireland's economic transformation?
  Kim Iskyan Dec. 27, 2004
  
• What You Need To Know About Ukraine ... So you can forget about it next month.
  Kim Iskyan Dec. 2, 2004
  
• The Kiss of Death Why do Arab reformers claim U.S. support is hurting them?
  Lee Smith Nov. 24, 2004
  
• After Arafat The chairman's departure will transform America's role in the Middle East.
  Lee Smith Oct. 29, 2004
  
• The New de Tocquevilles The French are just trying to understand.
  Elisabeth Eaves Oct. 28, 2004
  
• The Campaign in Ukraine If you think the U.S. election is nasty, take a look at this one.
  Kim Iskyan Oct. 27, 2004
  
• It's an Arab Nationalist Thing Osama's Islamism and Saddam's Baathism are more alike than you think.
  Lee Smith Oct. 22, 2004
  
• The French vs. the Saudis Who's worse?
  David Plotz Oct. 21, 2004
  
• Enemy Mine Egypt took sides in the U.S. war on terror and paid the price at Taba.
  Lee Smith Oct. 13, 2004
  
• Iraq's Perpetual Struggle Does Washington have the staying power to prove to Iraqis that they can get along?
  Lee Smith Oct. 6, 2004
  
• Enough "Likud"-Bashing, Already! It's time to focus on policy, not its proponents.
  Lee Smith Sept. 22, 2004
  
• The West's Favorite Fantasy Why do we put so much faith in the myth of multilateralism?
  Lee Smith Sept. 13, 2004
  
• America's New Revolutionary War Why is Muqtada Sadr defending the status quo?
  Lee Smith Sept. 3, 2004
  
• The First Casualty Does the U.S. press know we're at war?
  Lee Smith Aug. 13, 2004
  
• Hamid Karzai and the Hopeless 22 Afghanistan's interim leader is unpopular and ineffectual. Chances are he'll easily win the October elections.
  Michael J. Kavanagh Aug. 9, 2004
  
• Sudan's Osama The Islamist roots of the Darfur genocide.
  Lee Smith Aug. 5, 2004
  
• Is Russia the Next Zimbabwe? Putin's crusade against Yukos could be economic suicide.
  Kim Iskyan July 30, 2004
  
• OBL Wants O-I-L The war on terror isn't about ideas.
  Lee Smith July 29, 2004
  
• The Myth of Islamist Democracy America needn't apologize for its missionary zeal.
  Lee Smith July 16, 2004
  
• Egypt After Mubarak Beware the trust-fundamentalists.
  Lee Smith July 9, 2004
  
• Question Authority The Quran mentions beheading. Why does the U.S. press claim otherwise?
  Lee Smith July 1, 2004
  
• The Saudi Civil War Who is fighting? Who will win?
  Lee Smith June 18, 2004
  
• Islamists Won't Blow Down the House of Saud Their survival is good news for us, the global economy, and the Islamic world.
  Afshin Molavi June 18, 2004
  
• Why Does Gaza Matter? How come so many groups are wary of a plan that seems like a step in the right direction?
  Sean Rocha June 16, 2004
  
• Al-Qaida's Next Action Hero An insider account of the Khobar assault.
  Daniel Kimmage June 16, 2004
  
• Palestine Policy Paralysis Face it: There is no "key" to Middle East peace.
  Lee Smith June 10, 2004
  
• Damascus Plays Puppet Master How Syria looks indispensable thanks to Hezbollah.
  Michael Young June 2, 2004
  
• Inside The Arab Mind What's wrong with the White House's book on Arab nationalism.
  Lee Smith May 27, 2004
  
• The Battle for Damascus Don't fall for Bashar Assad's charm offensive.
  Lee Smith May 21, 2004
  
• The Great Irish Smoke-Out Not smoking can seriously damage your health.
  Kim Iskyan May 20, 2004
  
• The Arab World's Can-Do Guy Abdullah II's Jordan is a model for the Middle East.
  Lee Smith May 7, 2004
  
• Joining the Club The dwindling privileges of EU membership.
  Kim Iskyan April 30, 2004
  
• Democracy Inaction Understanding Arab anti-Americanism.
  Lee Smith April 23, 2004
  
• Forget Constantinople Can Armenians remember genocide without ignoring the future?
  Kim Iskyan April 22, 2004
  
• Seeing Osama Plain Washington's focus on al-Qaida misses the larger Islamist picture.
  Lee Smith April 16, 2004
  
• Documenting Al Jazeera In Control Room, not all conspiracy theories are created equal.
  Lee Smith April 12, 2004
  
• Rwanda's Latest Ethnic Cleansing True reconciliation is impossible until everyone's suffering is recognized.
  Michael J. Kavanagh April 7, 2004
  
• Stop Scapegoating the Saudis Maybe they're not responsible for everything that ails Islam.
  Lee Smith March 30, 2004
  
• No Tears for Sheik Yassin He was just as much of a jihadist threat as al-Qaida's Zawahiri.
  Lee Smith March 25, 2004
  
• Bats, Balls, and Bombs Cricket and peace in South Asia.
  Fuad Rana March 20, 2004
  
• Jihad Without End The Madrid bombings weren't about Iraq.
  Lee Smith March 19, 2004
  
• One Imam, One Vote What do Islamists mean when they talk about democracy?
  Lee Smith March 10, 2004
  
• Putin's Potemkin Election "Russian democracy" is still a cynical joke.
  Kim Iskyan March 9, 2004
  
• Trading Places What drives a country to switch its capital city?
  Kim Iskyan March 1, 2004
  
• Educating Fatima Why curriculum reform is one of the Arab world's hottest issues.
  Lee Smith Feb. 27, 2004
  
• Another Brick in the Wall Israel's "security fence" will encourage more atrocities than it foils.
  Bernard Avishai Feb. 26, 2004
  
• Veil of Tears Whatever happened to Arab feminism?
  Lee Smith Feb. 19, 2004
  
• Seoul on Ice Why is Washington stiffing South Korea?
  Soyoung Ho Jan. 29, 2004
  
• McGlobalization How the chicken sandwich came to Kyrgyzstan.
  Kim Iskyan Jan. 29, 2004
  
• Sharon's Shift Has the Bulldozer gone soft? No way.
  Carl Schrag Jan. 14, 2004
  
• Objectivity Overruled What happens when an Arab news network refuses to call dead Palestinians martyrs?
  Lee Smith Jan. 14, 2004