While reformists under ousted Arab regimes failed, so too did Arab Spring revolutionaries, outmanoeuvred by groups with only a tenuous grasp on today's world, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

When religious groups field candidates for the presidency they cannot pretend that their aim is to furnish Egypt with a head of state that represents all Egyptians, writes Azmi Ashour

While Mitt Romney fails to move the conservative base in America, polls suggest that an Obama-Romney contest would be as close as any in recent memory, writes James Zogby

The ongoing illegal settlements bonanza shows that Israel has reverted to its ambitious plans of 1967 to completely colonise all of Palestine, says Ramzy Baroud

American Methodists must be fearless about divestment, advises Stuart Littlewood

Ralph Nader imagines a conversation between the Ghost of Osama bin Laden and President Barack Obama

Western attempts to destroy Syria have not been going to plan, revealing that what the West fears most is a peaceful resolution to the crisis, writes Dan Glazebrook