China's man in Hong Kong explains the problem with democracy – It's a threat to capitalism

As reported by AFP : Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters...

The US is now airlifting supplies to Kobani's defenders

(Kobani is the small yellow dot in the middle of the Syrian-Turkish border, at the top of the map.) I have seen some accusations that Turkey...

The meaning of Kobani (Henri Barkey)

(Kobani is the small yellow dot in the middle of the Syrian-Turkish border, at the top of the map.) Kobani is hanging on. Earlier this week ...

Why would Britain's National Union of Students refuse to condemn ISIS?

According to the veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn , the month-long struggle by Kurdish militia fighters to defend the nort...

Why Kobani matters (Patrick Cockburn)

The veteran Middle East correspondent correspondent Patrick Cockburn is someone whose assessments are always worth taking seriously. Taken i...

Why Turkish Kurds have been demonstrating, and in some cases rioting, to protest the Turkish government's Syria policy

A good deal has been written about this subject over the past few weeks. But I just noticed a Financial Times column by David Gardner that...

Why the pro-democracy struggle in Hong Kong may have world-wide significance (Trudy Rubin)

Whether or not you've already been following this drama over the past few weeks, this clear, cogent, and illuminating analysis by Trudi ...