Arab spring
‘Violence against women is taking on new shapes and forms’
One of Egypt's leading human rights lawyers explains why her country's attitude to women is worsening
The Tunisia attacks are a test for its democracy
The country must not slide back into the thuggish police state it was under autocratic former president Ben Ali
Hope in the Middle East
Four reasons why the region may extract itself from chaos
Life and laughter in Saudi Arabia
Change is beginning to happen in this deeply conservative country—but it is a fragile thing
In Egypt, the generals are back with a vengeance
The acquittal of Hosni Mubarak shows that the military is firmly in control
Henry Kissinger on Iraq: “I don’t think some people understood the extent of the cleavage between Shia and Sunni”
In an interview with Prospect’s Editor, Bronwen Maddox, the former US Secretary of State discusses America’s foreign policy in the Middle East
Yemen–on a cliff edge
The UK must do more to prevent civil war
Syria: What should we do?
The use of chemical weapons has changed the world’s view of the Syrian conflict
Syria: Paying the price for Iraq
The Arab world may have tired of the US acting as a global police force–but what's the alternative?
As good as it gets
It's impossible to be a great president