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James J Zogby suggests a programme of action

Assem Khalil assesses the significance of Palestinian presidential elections

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The divisions that emerged at the GCC summit give El-Sayed Zahra reason to worry

Immanuel Wallerstein predicts the American president's second term will be marked by increasing isolationism

1775 and 2001: M Shahid Alam traces links across the years

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal selected his 12 most decisive moments of the past 12 months during a talk on Al-Jazeera, broadcast on New Year's Eve. Below we present an abridged version of the selection