Opinion: Surprises from Khartoum

The Sudanese regime has taken a number of different turns over its 24 years in power, gone back on many of its political slogans, and frequently changed its attitudes in an attempt to cling to power. After coining the slogan, “We eat what we plant and wear what we manufacture,” the regime ruined the country’s agricultural projects and sold off large swathes of state-owned lands in controversial deals, raising concerns among the Sudanese that one day their country would become a wasteland. ...

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Opinion: How Can Iraq Avoid Another Hawijah?

Today, the situation in Iraq is reminiscent of the events that led to a virtual civil war in 2006—at least in the opinion of former US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, who published an article in the Washington Post a few days ago. Regardless of the extent to which America is responsible for the events in Iraq and their outcome, many agree with this view, and believe that that Iraq is already on the edge of an abyss. Should it fall in, Iraq could possibly find itself facing worse conditions t...

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