National identity remains resilient, but Maliki’s re-election could strain it to breaking point.
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National identity remains resilient, but Maliki’s re-election could strain it to breaking point.
Palestinian unity was, is and always will be a necessary condition for resolving the conflict.
Egypt’s new strongman should think twice about governing alone.
Political exclusion of Islamists may be popular on the Egyptian street, but it may also threaten the Egyptian state.