September's UN General Assembly, where recognition of a Palestinian state looks set to be considered, is an opportunity for non-aligned states to take on the big powers, writes Ayman El-Amir

Real democracy is an intricate everyday process, as Turkey has found and continues to learn, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Without writing a constitution now that guarantees civic freedoms and advances the spirit of the Egyptian uprising, parliamentary elections will quash the legitimacy of the revolution, writes Azmi Ashour

Is the US reaping the effects of its military domination of the Middle East and unconditional support for Israel, asks William Cook

After so much failure, the old Arab elite has been washed away with the times, the youth taking over, writes Galal Nassar

Post-revolution, Egypt has the chance to realign its foreign relations, if the right people with the right vision take the lead, writes Mohamed Anis Salem