Egypt has much to learn from Russia's economic turnaround, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Hubris, enemy of ambition, has brought down vast empires and may mark the sunset of the American century, writes Anouar Abdel Malek

The time has come for the Arab parties to clarify their attitude towards the Greater Middle East Initiative. How ready are they, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

World leaders must act together or face the responsibility of bringing humanity close to apocalypse, writes Pervez Musharraf

As the US lobbies for a new Security Council resolution on Iraq it is time for the international community to reassert the framework of the UN and international law as a focal point in the management of international affairs, writes Hassan Nafaa