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Burma's President Thein Sein seems to think a veneer of democracy is enough to get sanctions lifted.

The Project for Government Oversight has written a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reminding him that it's U.S. taxpayers who pay for nuclear weapons in Europe.

Nour Joudah 3 February 2012

The Arab uprisings are serving Palestinian youth in much the same way solidarity with Palestinian intifadas historically served activists in other Arab countries.

Iraq knows that Iran -- unlike America and other Western forces -- is there to stay.

Emily Lawrence Hebron 3 February 2012

Despite chronic attacks on their homes and property by settlers, while Israeli forces continue to confiscate more and more land to serve the nearby settlement, the Jaber family hold fast to both their heritage and their future.

Economic sanctions have not persuaded Iran to give up its nuclear program, so it's time to try something different.

The recent ICC indictment of four Kenyans represents a model for international involvement in conflict resolution in Africa.

Amena Saleem 2 February 2012

This week, the BBC issued its final ruling on a controversy which has been raging for nearly a year after the words “Free Palestine” were censored from a freestyle rap played on Radio 1Xtra.

How will the international community react if Syria's opposition movement comes down firmly in favor of foreign intervention?

Bahrain's Interior Ministry has hired the heavy-handed former police chief of Philadelphia and Miami.

Apple's march to market supremacy has been accomplished at tremendous cost to both American and Chinese workers.

Sarah Irving 1 February 2012

A new documentary on Yasser Arafat accesses big-name Palestinian figures but wastes an opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the late leader.

The Israeli right's assault on democracy could remove the obstacles to an attack on Iran.

The United States is going ahead with an arms sale to Bahrain despite Congressional opposition and criticism from human rights observers.

New avenues for dialogue between the United States and Iran are needed to prevent minor confrontations from igniting a full-scale war.

My modestly priced new ebook covers the worsening health of U.S. foreign policy and the efforts to revive the patient.

The financial crisis and the Occupy movement have challenged Left-Right distinctions and prompted calls for an entirely new economic order.

TomDispatch tries to get us to see things from Iran's point of view.

Gaza Strip 30 January 2012

Despite movement and access restrictions on humanitarian staff and supplies, and obstacles to the transfer of funds into Gaza, the number of Islamic organizations working with the vulnerable in Gaza is actually increasing.

Joe Catron Gaza City 30 January 2012

A married couple, both former political prisoners from the occupied West Bank, recount their years in detention from Gaza, where the husband was deported to following last October’s prisoner swap.