All posts by "Michael Lawrence"

Some Gazans fear that Turkey’s generosity may come at high price Since Israel imposed its blockade on the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ victory in the 2006 legislative elections, besieged Gazans have received remarkable regional and ...

After Spain returned to democracy in the late 1970s, two main parties took turns ruling, the center-right Popular Party and the center-left Socialist Party. But a combination of economic recession, ...

Anyone who believes a few walls can divide the Jews and Arabs of Jerusalem has clearly not spent much time in the capital in recent years. by Moshe Arens Some ...

Forecast In elections for the Iran legislature and its powerful Assembly of Experts on Feb. 26, the country’s conservative leadership will prevent any major moves toward reform.  Although most reformist candidates are barred from ...

Summary The two rival bureaux of Libya’s National Oil Corp., based in Tripoli and Bayda respectively, are squaring off in a dispute that threatens to derail the country’s new unity government ...

Analysis The months-long stalemate between Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party and the opposition has finally been broken, and President Dilma Rousseff is one step closer to losing her post. On Dec. ...

Analysis During a bilateral summit held Nov. 29, the European Union and Turkey agreed on several measures to reduce the number of asylum seekers arriving in Europe. Though the deal ...

Analysis  In San Bernardino, a peaceful town of California, Syed Rizwan Farook got into an altercation at his office holiday party Dec. 2, after which he and his wife, Tashfeen ...