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Middle East and Africa
An arresting and hopeful surprise
By nabbing one of Congo's toughest warlords, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda seeks to bring peace to the ravaged borderland between the two countriesJan 29th 2009
Will power really be shared?
A claimed breakthrough may still not end the political impasseJan 29th 2009
A long and bumpy road
Foreigners are trying yet again to bring peace to Israel and PalestineJan 29th 2009
Bad new vibrations
The special relationship between the Turkish and Jewish states is at riskJan 29th 2009
A nice safe haven for jihadists
When Guantánamo closes, many of its inmates will know where to goJan 29th 2009
Articles from previous editions
Now get back to making peace
But the battle has deepened the bitter divisions between the Arabs, as well as between the Palestinians and IsraelJan 22nd 2009
Back to a kind of life
A shaken people still want an end to the siege, Palestinian unity, and peaceJan 22nd 2009
Counting the cost
Israelis begin to ask whether the war in Gaza was worth itJan 22nd 2009
A real choice for the people
Hold your breath as a year of democracy beginsJan 22nd 2009
Correction: A war of words and images
Jan 22nd 2009
The outlines of a settlement
How the Israelis might end their assault on HamasJan 15th 2009
The pressures mount
Hamas, like the Arab world, has been split on how to end the conflictJan 15th 2009
A war of words and images
Despite devoting unparalleled attention to the media, Israel is losing the propaganda warJan 15th 2009
A thousand tragedies. But is it a crime?
Israel has been operating in the grey zone of international lawJan 15th 2009
Standing by their man
Another twist ahead of the national and provincial elections later this yearJan 15th 2009
A horrendous trade
Saving those most at risk from prejudice and witch doctorsJan 15th 2009
Where will it end?
After nearly two weeks of fighting, the outline of a ceasefire may be emerging. But there is no telling where the stumbling diplomacy may leadJan 8th 2009
Two eyes for an eye
The role of retribution in Israel’s military thinkingJan 8th 2009
A damned close-run thing—and a fine example to the rest of Africa
The opposition wins. So do Africa and democracyJan 8th 2009
Back into the abyss?
Scary possibilities for the future of Africa’s most utterly failed stateJan 8th 2009
Sovereign, sort of
Iraq regains more of its sovereignty, but it is unclear what that will entailJan 8th 2009
The sacred and the profane
It remains a crime to criticise the king, who still has the final sayJan 8th 2009
- A special report on Israel
The next generation
Israel at 60 is as prosperous and secure as it has ever been, but its future looks increasingly uncertain, says Gideon Lichfield. Can it resolve its problems in time?
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Articles from previous editions, continued...
Pummelling the Palestinians
If the Israeli onslaught on the Islamists of Hamas silences them for a while, it could alter the odds in Israel’s coming general electionDec 30th 2008
What can we do?
The dilemma that springs from a defiant refusal to compromiseDec 30th 2008
After the dictator, the deluge
A coup prompts political turmoil after the death of a despotDec 30th 2008
The rise of the Shabab
Islamist fighters are taking over swathes of Africa’s most utterly failed stateDec 18th 2008
Catch him if you can
African governments are co-operating in an effort to beat Uganda’s rebelsDec 18th 2008
Continental Rift
A hot new proposal for ending electricity shortagesDec 18th 2008
Can nothing be done?
Egypt’s government takes the heat as the Gazans’ lot gets even worseDec 18th 2008
- A special report on Iran
The revolution strikes back
An uncompromising Iran and an uncomprehending America may be stumbling to war, says Peter David
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