Emanuele Ottolenghi

‘Just as Western governments failed to predict other nations’ nuclear tests before it was too late, so it may come to pass with Iran’

‘Despite appearances, if sanctions continue Iran’s economy will collapse well before it can assemble a nuclear weapon’

The nominally secular Turkish state has distanced itself from its erstwhile alliance with Israel. The region is now on the brink

‘Israel has been threatening to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran for two years now. Is it merely crying wolf?’

‘Since when does violence by those whose religious feelings are offended weaken America’s resolve to stand by its values?’

‘The Muslim Brotherhood may make us miss their predecessors. And they may forever disrupt the stability their predecessors guaranteed’

‘America’s president seems to have bought the argument that the US should not be a hyperpower. With that, its competitors will gladly fill the void’

‘The problem is not austerity versus growth. The problem is that our social model — whether in France or Greece or elsewhere in Europe — no longer works’

‘Crumbling stones are nothing compared to the mangled bodies of Assad’s victims. They are a good illustration, though, of the price of our impotence’