Macron Hopes Strutting on the World Stage Will be Noticed at Home
France’s president is on maneuvers in the Middle East. Over the weekend, Emmanuel Macron concluded a three-country tour of Qatar,
Climate Change Will Define the UAE’s Next 50 Years
In a country not known for doing things by half, the UAE’s 50th birthday celebrations were impressive. Flags flew, fireworks exploded,
Palestinians Want a Single State Solution. Their Leaders Don’t
For close observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the latest opinion polling concerning support for the two-state solution among Palestinians shouldn’t
Russia Keeps Taliban Waiting as Afghanistan Crumbles
More than three months after US forces left Afghanistan, Russia started fighting for the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. The first
Belligerence in Vienna Could Return to Haunt Iran
To the rest of the world, the most recent round of nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna was the seventh
Turkey’s Self-Inflicted Currency Meltdown
In less than a year, the Turkish lira has lost up to 45 percent of its value against the dollar.
Omicron is a Wake-Up Call for Global Vaccine Inequality
The discovery of a potentially more transmissible variant of COVID-19 in South Africa last week underlines the need for global
Turkish-Iranian Rivalry Threatens Stability in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The shift in the balance of power in Iraq after the recent election could have an important impact in a key arena
UK and France Play Politics With Migrants’ Lives
Just over a year ago, on the fifth anniversary of the drowning of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, I speculated in
Satire Is Critical to Public Life, But Satirists Also Need to Show Accountability
Indian comedian Vir Das’s recent monologue “I come from two Indias” did what satire is supposed to do – outrage
Saif Al Islam Isn’t Looking to Resurrect His Father’s Rule – He’s Looking to Lay the Qaddafi Ghost to Rest
The sudden appearance of Saif Al Islam Qaddafi in a southern Libyan town submitting his candidacy papers for December’s presidential
Ruling by Decree, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Now Faces a Reality Check
Four months after invoking Article 80 of the constitution to establish a “state of exception” in which he wields most
To Tackle Climate Change, Engage with Taiwan
At the UN climate conference in Glasgow earlier this month, scientists were unequivocal: The only way to avoid the most
Blaming Middle East’s Woes on Iranian Isolation Does Not Bode Well For Nuclear Talks
The US special envoy on Iran Robert Malley thinks that there is only one way to solve the global standoff
UAE Must Learn From UK’s COP26 When it Takes the Climate Leadership Baton
With hindsight it seems incredible that, until now, ever since COP1 in 1995 the words “coal” and “fossil fuel” have
Middle East Migrants Become Pawns in New Cold War
Winter is coming and thousands of migrants from Iraq, Syria and Yemen remain stuck in the freezing cold on the
