Jonathan Steele

The excuses given for refusing to deal with Hamas will not wash. This is a chance for Europe to have an independent role

There was no 'sensitivity training' when bulldozers went into Rafah

The Prime Minister Must Accept That Most British People Want the Troops Out of Iraq

Bush is now thinking of building jails abroad to hold suspects for life

While Europe has wavered, pressure from within has liberalised Turkey

Washington's plan to transfer power without a direct vote is a fraud

ABD ve Rusya arasında süregelen çekişme, kendine yeni bir odak buldu. Etkili dış güçler yeni başkanın ne şekilde davranacağını belirlemeye çalışacak. Gürcistan'a yeni soğuk savaşın kokpiti demek mübalağalı olmaz.

Irak'taki direniş eski yönetimin bir kalıntısı değildir. Güvenliğin olmayışı, toplumdaki düzenin yıkılması, su ve elektrik problemleri, işsizlik korkusu ve her gün yabancı askerleri sokaklarda görmenin gurur kırıcılığı karşısındaki hayal kırıklıklarını ifade ediyorlar.

The Iraqis opposing occupation are not remnants of the old regime. It is fuelled by grievances about the present and doubts about the future.

Nato failed to stop human rights abuses. Brussels could do better

It is possible to speak of hope in Israel and the West Bank after all

Afghans have paid a high price for a campaign that has failed to meet its original aims

A Canadian journalist, detained as a suspected spy just hours after he entered Afghanistan, tells Jonathan Steele of his ordeal

Mary Robinson's call for a pause in the bombing of Afghanistan, backed by her authority as the UN human rights commissioner, needs to be heeded - even if she half-retracted it later.