IF HISTORY is said to repeat itself first as tragedy then as farce, it seems all too probable that the peace conference on Syria that opened in Montreux this week before moving to Geneva on January 24th is destined to get it the other way round.
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Primary Sources On July 30, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, and Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat discuss... Interview Steven A. Cook interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman The recent speeches by President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu haven't advanced prospects for peace, which are crippled by...
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How the supreme leader's revolutionary acceptance of cutting-edge fertility treatments is changing lives in Iran -- and unsettling the deeply conservative Sunni Middle East.
The year 2013 is coming to an end, so newspapers, magazines, and websites are filled with Top Ten lists. You know the drill: "The Ten Best Movies," "Ten Most Interesting Celebrities," or the "Top Ten Books/CDs/Box Sets, etc." of the past year.
