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Better news at last for Syria

John Kerry goes to Moscow and emerges with some hopeful news for Syria. There's a long way to go, but at least the essential first step has been taken.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, War and peace Leave a comment 8 May 2013

Are they real WMDs this time?

Here we go again – weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. If Syria has really started using them, that's a big problem.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, United States, War and peace 11 Comments 2 May 2013

Netanyahu not interested in peace – what a surprise

Another disappointment in the quest for Middle East peace as Israel refuses to engage with a fresh offer from the Arab League.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 1 May 2013

Not all religion is fundamentalist

An exciting and uplifting story about the rescue of the treasures of Timbuktu (yes, it's a real place). But there's also a moral to it.

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Another look at Israel vs. Iran

Israel, Iran and North Korea. Different nuclear programs, very different reactions.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Middle East, United States, War and peace 2 Comments 16 April 2013

Obama magic still works

Those who thought Obama had failed to deliver on his Middle East tour spoke too soon. The rapprochement between Israel and Turkey is a significant step.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Personalities, United States, War and peace 5 Comments 24 March 201328 January 2022

News Limited still at it ten years on

News Limited appears to have learned nothing and forgotten nothing in ten years. Then it was Iraq, now it's media regulation.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 10 Comments 20 March 2013

Israel finally gets a government

Benjamin Netanyahu has used the full amount of time available, but he appears to have finally put together a new right-wing coalition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East 1 Comment 16 March 2013

Peace hopes for Kurdistan

There are renewed hopes this morning for peace prospects in one of the world's most significant ethnic conflicts.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, War and peace 4 Comments 14 March 2013

The continuing saga of nuclear Iran

The supposed Iranian nuclear crisis never goes away, perhaps because it's in some people's interests for it not to go away.

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