Owen Kirby, Want Democracy? Get a King
The seemingly least democratic system is the most conducive to democracy
Efraim Karsh, Why the Middle East Is So Volatile
The problem is Middle Eastern, not Western, imperialism
With replies from Graham Fuller, Martin Kramer, and David Wurmser
Pointing to Israel's role, the West's role, and Islam's role
Mordechai Nisan, Did Israel Betray Its Lebanese Allies?
It's not an open-and-shut case, but yes, Israel did
Yotam Feldner, "Honor" Murders - Why the Perps Get off Easy
Public justifications for lenient punishment
The United States and Egypt — How Allied? A Debate
Graeme Bannerman, Steven Cook, Amos Hochstein, Nicholas Veliotes
How much do the best of friends of 25 years ago still have in common?
INTERVIEW
Charles Schumer, "The Peace Process Has Been One-Sided"
Anguished hope from New York's soon-to-be-senior senator
BOOK REVIEWS
Daniel Pipes on Enslaved Muslims in the Americas
"Difficult and sometimes astonishing steps" to maintain the faith
Brief Reviews on Islam in the West
Ecuador … Melungeons … France … Dar ash-Shahada … Islamization
DOCUMENTS
Who Are the Active Terrorists?
They have one trait in common
Syria: Back to the Future?
How the 1950s' experience can help regenerate the country
A Qadhdhafi Sampler
Eccentric thoughts on reaching thirty years in power
CORRESPONDENCE
Richard Shulman, Steven Cook
INDEX FOR VOLUME VII
PARODY
Post-Palestinian Nationalism
What would happen if post-Zionism spread