Surging violence in Iraq
A spate of car bombings and simultaneous attacks on two Iraqi prisons, which freed 500 prisoners, could end the vestiges of restraint preventing political tensions from exploding.
Dan Murphy
Obama’s pivot to Asia? Middle East will still demand attention in 2013
By Dan Murphy
The popular unrest of the last two years has left the Middle East volatile as 2013 kicks off.
How rising food prices are impacting the world
By Dan Murphy
High grain costs, caused by severe drought, are hitting dinner tables from Guatemala to China. But the world has learned valuable lessons since the food shocks of 2008. Will it be enough to prevent social unrest?