A long march
The moderate Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood have won much ground but look far from comfortable in power(47)
The moderate Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood have won much ground but look far from comfortable in power(47)
In Syria renewed brutality is spiced with outlandish reform proposals(8)
African governments are seeking higher rents and bigger ownership stakes from foreign miners(24)
Momentum is growing for an Israeli airstrike on Iran—with or without American support(384)
Egypt's newly elected Islamists struggle to keep up with events(6)
Revolutions have hurt the wallets of bosses and workers alike(4)
Mixed-race citizens remain uneasy about black rule(31)
In Sierra Leone when it comes to health care, substitutes for traditional foreign aid are hard to find(5)
Globalisation and jihadism intersect in the little-known metropolis of Kano(19)
What Arabs are writing about the Arab spring(3)
Llibya's new government is making progress even if things are still messy(3)
An unlikely, fitting victory for Zambia’s footballers
Whose Egypt?
(Adam Schatz at the London Review of Books)
Israel-Palestine peace talks: working hard at treading water
(Daniel Levy & Leila Hilal at Foreignpolicy.com)
What Iraq can teach us about Iran
(Stephen Walt at Foreignpolicy.com)
100 years on: what has happened to the ANC?
(Richard Dowden at African Arguments)
The impact of the ICC proceedings on Kenya
(International Crisis Group)
Coastal waters could feed many more Africans, but need better protection
A small west African country with a violent history browbeats the mighty UN
The emir of a small Gulf peninsula is here, there and everywhere
What Israelis are making of the yearlong racket on their border
A debate about homosexuality in Islam is beginning. But in Muslim lands persecution—and hypocrisy—are still rife
Violence such as that in Syria seems to scar some more than others
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