W Scott Thompson

With the latest attempted coup in Manila, has the president learnt her lesson enough to undo mistakes in the remaining three years of her term?

There may be method to madness in Pakistan, as its president attempts to avert the destruction of his country.

Two protagonists may have to stitch a deal to save the 'failed state' and prevent devastating consequences for south Asia.

A sexy and handsome newcomer gets the Americans going - and sets a pace for the future.

North Korea's Kim's is getting precisely what he wanted. That really shouldn't be the case.

Who is Israel to tell the US which of its citizens it can and cannot protect?

The biggest challenge President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono will have in his presidency, even possibly in his life, is how he motivates Indonesia in the next weeks.

The country is nearing another melt-down and it seems that the often heard death knell could once again resound, this time for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

The power circles in Washington are viewing the prospect of John Bolton's nomination as US representative to the United Nations with some trepidation.

It's an imposition on the World Bank to force it to digest as president a man who is world-class only in his chutzpah.

There are several reasons why, in his odd way, Ariel Sharon might now be sincere. For one, the real sting in his personal view of regional politics was removed when Yasser Arafat died.

Osama bin Laden has taken a leaf out of Lenin's book in 'campaigning' for presidential candidate George W Bush.

The nation state of Iraq is merely a colonial creation and well considered partition may be the best option for peace

Despite his obvious credentials, there are plenty of reasons why John Kerry may lose the up-coming US election.

Whether you side with America or you cheer the Philippines, many think that President Arroyo did the right thing in the Angelo dela Cruz's case.

The parliamentary elections are being fought under complicated electoral instructions, but no one has complained so far.

exclusive W Scott Thompson, who once worked for US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, says his ex-boss is like Hannibal, who knew how to win but not what to do with the victory.

exclusive Israel is at the heart of the debate on global terrorism. But the United States is in deep denial, says W SCOTT THOMPSON, a former assistant secretary of state for the Ronald Reagan administration.