The sudden and unexpected passing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is a severe blow to his country. Lebanon prides itself as a cradle of moderation and sectarian coexistence in the Arab world. Read more...

Peace, I’ve learned, is often subjective. When in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, peace traditionally becomes merely an oft-repeated idea, too often insincere, cloaked with shaky agreements and soon forgotten. Read more...

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Globalization feeds developing economies Matthew Kennard’s recent article, “Global exploitation must be curbed” (2/18) has more flaws in it than can be addressed in an entire publication, let alone this letter, but let me do my best. Read more...

When you buy a car, you expect it to work. You expect that the steering wheel is there, that it has seats, and that there’s a door (preferably more than one). Read more...

Time and again I have been alerted to the tragic pollution of the rain forest, to the alarming contamination of the Arctic and to the rapid defilement of our fisheries. Read more...

Like many others in the UCLA community, I was distressed to read Fatma Asli Velieceoglu’s submission to the Daily Bruin misleadingly titled “Armenian propaganda against Turkey untrue, divisive” (Feb. Read more...