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A statue of Josip Broz Tito, the late Yugoslav Communist leader, is seen in Kumrovec, some 45 kilometers (29 miles) northwest of Zagreb, Croatia, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)

Opinion: The lessons of Yugoslavia

by Ali Ibrahim | May 29, 2013 | Opinion

Supposedly, time moves forwards, not backwards. Although the past must not be forgotten, no matter how cruel and horrible it was, psychologically healthy people should treat it as history or heritage that they can learn from. However, being nostalgic for the past and...

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In this June 23, 1982 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures with her pen as she answers a reporters question during a news conference at the United Nations. (AP Photo/File)

Leaders Who Swim Against the Tide

by Amir Taheri | Apr 12, 2013 | Opinion

“A voice in the desert!” was the phrase that came to mind after I interviewed Margaret Thatcher in Tehran in April 1978. The new leader of the British Conservative Party was visiting as part of a foreign policy exploratory tour that included Washington, Paris and...

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General view of the first plenary session of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 07 March 2013. (EPA)

Is China Ready for World Leadership?

by Amir Taheri | Mar 8, 2013 | Opinion

With the United States adopting a neo-isolationist posture under President Barack Obama, could China fill part of the gap left by America’s declining influence in sensitive regions such as the Middle East? The question has been debated here and elsewhere since the...