Grand scheme of things
The fate of Kashmir is left hanging, for so long as it suits the purpose of the powers-that-be. Standard operating procedure, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Two for the road
Having joined forces with "moral powerhouse" Senator Lieberman, Gore's bid for the US presidency may have taken an interesting turn, writes James Zogby

Habla español?
The Republican Party is seriously courting the Hispanic population, the largest ethnic minority in the United States today, but will it succeed, wonders Hisham El-Naggar

From Moscow with might
An explosion in the heart of the Russian capital has opened a hornet's nest, writes Shohdy Naguib from Moscow

Thrown into the abyss
Abdel-Malek Khalil in Moscow decries the state of Russia's nuclear submarine fleet

Bigger, but better?
As the European Union gears up for enlargement and institutional reform, Dominic Coldwell wonders whether hopes for democratic transparency will go up in smoke