No swift reconciliation in Syria With the recent Geneva II conference and current diplomatic efforts to mitigate humanitarian suffering in the city of Homs, the question arises whether reconciliation among the warring parties in the Syrian Civil War is viable. Wietse van den Berge • February 10, 2014
The Arab uprisings The Arab uprisings' initial demand, or hope, for democracy in the Middle East by now seems replaced by a fierce struggle for power – sectarian in character – between the different actors in the region. Wietse van den Berge • November 20, 2013
