Nobel for peace?
Jimmy Carter's award of the Nobel Peace Prize was feted and acclaimed worldwide. But dark skeletons loom in the closet, writes Faiza Rady

Like father, like son
Washington is determined to go ahead with an assault on Iraq, although more Americans are having second thoughts, writes Anayat Durrani from Los Angeles

Nation games
These are dangerous times for British diplomacy, warns Gavin Bowd

Pandemonium in paradise
The tragic blasts in Bali were a rude reminder that the terrorist threat has yet to be contained and prompts a serious reappraisal of the US-led international war on terrorism, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Surprises all around
Ominously, anti-American militant Islamists did better than expected in Pakistani elections, reports Iffat Malik from Islamabad

Landmark elections in Kashmir
Kashmir's recent elections may be the first step on the long road to peace, report Murad Bukhari and Sudhanshu Ranjan from Srinagar