The turbulence in Egyptian-US relations is no bad thing, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Lebanon is just a pawn in a ruefully naïve American game to get to Syria, writes Azmi Bishara

Regional participation at the Arab-South American Summit was little short of a disgrace, writes Hassan Nafaa

Can a national non-partisan watchdog committee be set up to monitor Egypt's nascent reform process and ensure it is moving in the direction of greater democracy, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

Any mission in Iraq, far from being accomplished, has barely begun, writes Ayman El-Amir

With the world heading fast towards military and ecological chaos, it is more critical than ever that national security be understood in the broadest terms, writes Amin Howeidi