How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order How BRICS Countries Help to Define a Truly New World Order
Its upcoming summit will reveal its growing power.
Jun 27, 2023 / Helena Cobban
After 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League After 12 Years, Syria Joins the Arab League
Will regional reconciliation provide a chance for de-escalation and end a damaging civil war?
May 23, 2023 / Helena Cobban
Confessions of an AIPAC Veteran Confessions of an AIPAC Veteran
Tom Dine, for thirteen years head of AIPAC, now works for a two-state solution and on improving US-Syrian relations.
Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
The Palestinian Paradox The Palestinian Paradox
When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man--and with reason.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
After Gaza: Jerusalem? After Gaza: Jerusalem?
Reclaiming Palestinian territory in East Jerusalem looks to be new frontier for Israeli expansionism.
Mar 25, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
Facing Hamas and Hezbollah Facing Hamas and Hezbollah
US diplomacy in the Middle East has been held hostage by a refusal to engage with these two popular movements.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Helena Cobban
Bushites Edge into Talks with Tehran Bushites Edge into Talks with Tehran
The US and Iranian ambassadors in Baghdad met for four hours Monday, hosted by Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki in his office in the Baghdad Green Zone.
May 29, 2007 / The Notion / Helena Cobban