No doubt at the instigation of the Israeli government, the Obama administration has authorized the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design a vertical underground wall under the border

So what are the odds? The week I write a cover story for the New Statesman, arguing that President Obama has turned into "Barack W Bush" and is emulating his

The storm over remarks made by Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman is in many respects a tempest in a teapot, which has for a long time taken on holier aspects than

The headline ran in The New York Times a month ago, on November 7th: "All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops." According to White

Talks between Tehran and the West were stalled for months over the question of uranium enrichment: Iran was allowed to do this under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT) but forbidden

The policy describing US military use of nuclear weapons is the 2005 Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations.

The vote was surprising to many as it is diametrically opposed to the democratic values and the enlightenment spirit that are the source of a great pride to Swiss society,

A soldier in exchange for humane and civilized behavior – a pity such a deal even has to be offered.

Not everyone in the world idolizes American military power and US soldiers, as do most Americans.

Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? What we really need is a new women’s health movement, one that’s sharp and skeptical enough to ask all the