Just a few links with useful info and argument on various aspects of the situation in the Middle East and the surrounding region (very broadly and loosely defined)
* An excellent piece by Stephen Kinzer on Turkey’s democratic Islamist government, and the prospects for admission to the EU
* Juan Cole points out that the case against Iran is every bit as problematic as the case against Iraq.
* Also via Juan Cole, two views on the Wall being built by the Sharon government
* A powerful piece by Nicholas Kristof on Rwanda and Darfur
John Quiggin 
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What does Australia have in common with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau, and not with 150 other nations in the world, including the UK, Ireland, all of Europe, New Zealand, and Indonesia? Of course, the other three countries are…
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What does Australia have in common with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau, and not with 150 other nations in the world, including the UK, Ireland, all of Europe, New Zealand, and Indonesia? Of course, the other three countries are…
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What does Australia have in common with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau, and not with 150 other nations in the world, including the UK, Ireland, all of Europe, New Zealand, and Indonesia? Of course, the other three countries are…