In the first of two articles on Arab economies and globalisation, Riad Al-Khouri looks at how economic dividends have been sold for promises of deep US-Israeli integration

Despite appearances, the tide is not in favour of Israel or its fervent lobby, writes Ayman El-Amir

Despite their apparent differences, jihadist groups and US occupation forces often appear to be working towards the same ends, writes Galal Nassar

Though it had seemed impossible, Barack Obama appears to offer hope for deep and genuine change in America, writes James Zogby

Globalisation does not happen in a vacuum: the challenges it poses, and to which the Arabs must respond, are inherently political, writes Nicola Nasser

The gathering force of the one state solution for Palestine is a mortal threat to Zionist racism, writes Rumy Hasan