Neville Teller

Abbas discussed the Palestinian Authority’s reform agenda, which Western officials say can show whether the PA could oversee genuine statehood.

So, despite Pahlavi’s wishful thinking, the Iranian regime remains deeply entrenched, and – unfortunately, in many people’s opinion – seems far from the verge of collapse.

The Lebanese military drew up a five-phase disarmament plan that is being implemented.

French presidents have aspired to be power brokers in the Middle East ever since France assumed its colonial role there after World War I.

Blair has been closely involved with the Israel-Palestinian issue for a quarter of a century. His experience of the Middle East is unrivaled.

Cautious diplomacy will continue to guide Israeli-Syrian relations.

Egypt is the progenitor of the only viable plan for the reconstruction, development, and administration of post-war Gaza. So the focus shifts from Qatar’s capital, Doha, to Cairo is logical.

Anderson portrays the shah as a complex, Shakespearean figure – arrogant but weak, ambitious for his country yet blind to the growing unrest among his people. 'A soft man masquerading as a hard one.'

A three-state confederation has the potential to overcome many of the problems associated with simply establishing a stand-alone state of Palestine.

Hezbollah’s legitimacy, even within its core constituency, has been damaged by its loss of charismatic leadership and its degraded military position.