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A 'Westphalia' for West Asia
Until there are changes in these two areas, West Asia will remain condemned to further conflict
 "A 'Westphalia' for West Asia")
West Asia's Cold War
Mr Hiro traces the histories of the two Islamic neighbours, both of which claim "exceptional" status but for different reasons
 "West Asia's Cold War")
Pakistan's jihad makers
The narrative of the ISI reads like a saga of medieval conspiracies, blackmail, briberies, betrayals and assassinations
Why Islam is not 'exceptional'
Shadi Hamid's analysis points to a fundamental misreading of the history and politics of West Asia
 "Why Islam is not 'exceptional'")
The war that began all wars in West Asia
A detailed study of the Iran-Iraq war provides a timely reminder of the eight-year conflict that shaped the current conflagration in the region
 "The war that began all wars in West Asia")
Global jihad and its discontents
Talmiz Ahmed examines two authoritative new books that explain the wellsprings and proliferation of radical Islam
 "Global jihad and its discontents")
A new book that explores how the Islamic State clicks
One of the Arab world's most distinguished commentators has provided unique insights into how this phenomenally successful jihadi group leverages the power of the Internet for propaganda, recruitment
 "A new book that explores how the Islamic State clicks")
End of an empire and the roots of the West Asian malaise
A new book about the Great War looks at the less-discussed Eastern Front with a fresh perspective
 "End of an empire and the roots of the West Asian malaise")
Talmiz Ahmad: Why the Gulf is still confident about oil revenues
OPEC just decided not to cut output, but the Gulf is looking forward to the 2020s, and the decline of shale
Muhammad, prophet and human being
An important new biography paints an intimate portrait of a complex and all-too-human thinker, redressing the culture of Islamophobia that has gripped many parts of the world
The Arab Spring withers into winter
Its promise has fallen short before the onslaught of the votaries of the old order and ruthless extremist forces
