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Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid speaks at the book launch for ‘Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West,’ written by Benazir Bhutto, and released posthumously, on February 12, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Ahmed Rashid on Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections and the Taliban Insurgency

by Manuel Almeida | Jun 30, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the radical Sunni militant group that has taken control of large swaths of Syrian and Iraqi territory, is laying bare the potency of extremism and its territorial ambitions. But the...

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In Conversation with Gregory Gause

by Manuel Almeida | Jun 17, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Beyond its terrible human and material cost, the Syrian conflict has exposed and exacerbated some of the Middle East’s deepest political fault lines. Outside of Syria itself, the crisis has been defined by stark differences among regional and...

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Yemeni laborers repair a damaged part of the wall that surrounds the historical quarter in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, currently listed as one of the world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on March 13, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

After Dialogue, a Daunting Challenge for Yemen

by Manuel Almeida | Apr 3, 2014 | Features

Sana’a and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—South Yemen’s old city of Aden lies in the crater of an inactive volcano on the southeastern side of the Aden peninsula. On the peninsula is one of the world’s largest natural harbors, with deep, crystal-clear waters. The potential...

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A man looks down at an unexploded barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad at a cemetery in the al-Qatanah neighbourhood of Aleppo March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Opinion: Assad’s Use and Abuse of International Law

by Manuel Almeida | Apr 2, 2014 | Opinion

The topic of the moment is still the ongoing tensions triggered by Russia’s unilateral annexation of Crimea following a hastily arranged referendum conducted under the close watch of pro-Russian militias. That crisis has diverted attention from the fact that the...

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Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen is pictured at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania September 24, 2013. (Reuters/Selahattin Sevi)

Fethullah Gülen: “Disbelief may prevail, but tyranny will not”

by Manuel Almeida | Mar 25, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Arab uprisings, which were long in the making but caught everyone by surprise, are now in their fourth year. It remains as difficult today as it was four years ago to reach conclusions about developments that have brought both hope and...