The recent histories of Latin America and the Arab world share many features. But now, writes Gamil Mattar , their paths are diverging

When the world is silent amidst American aggression -- Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia -- it indicates assent, writes Curtis F J Doebbler

The socio-economic challenges facing the Middle East are no less significant than its political and security concerns, writes Sufyan A E Alissa

To 'save Iraqi democracy' Bush will also target Shias, writes M A Muqtedar Khan

To make sense of last month's military parade by members of the Muslim Brotherhood means placing the demonstration in a contemporary, not historical, context, writes Khalil El-Anani

Iran's possession or acquisition of nuclear technology could propel it, in a self-fulfilling cycle, towards social and state militarisation, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Donor contributions to workshops, conferences and programmes that promote Palestinian national interests are receding. Sari Hanafi asks why

From Bandung to Baghdad, Galal Nassar charts a slippery path

Over Iraq, Arab states lost their way, putting the survival of the Arab order subservient to external favour, and US-inspired coalitions, writes Azmi Bishara