European Rivalry Has Pushed the Continent to the Margins in Libya
The final communique of the Berlin summit on the future of Libya was long, but most observers were looking for
How Turkey Went from ‘No Problems with Neighbors‘ to Problems Everywhere
What happened to Turkey’s soft foreign policy? Not so long ago, Turkey’s famed “no problems with neighbors” policy was the
‘Prudent Over-Reaction’ Necessary to Protect Against New Coronavirus from China
At first, it looked like the outbreak of a new respiratory disease in China at the end of December had
‘Global Nomads’ Are from Everywhere and Nowhere but They Are in the Right Place to Unite the World
Unless you live in an extremely remote spot with little or no access to the world beyond, it is rare
The Real War Between Iran and America Will Be Fought on Proxy Battlefields
Despite apocalyptic warnings about Iran and the United States stumbling into a new war, the response to America’s killing of
Erdogan’s ‘Pious Generation’ and the Closing of the Turkish Mind
In an address to the theology faculty of Ankara University in November, Recep Tayyip Erdogan outlined his vision of “a
Iran’s Mastermind of Proxy Warfare Is Dead, But Iran’s Use of Proxies Is Far from Over
The United States government says it killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani to prevent an “imminent threat” of Iran-orchestrated
Trump’s Threat Against Archaeology. And Archaeologists
The shockwaves from Donald Trump’s threat to destroy 52 cultural sites in Iran may have receded, overtaken by the latest
A Radical Plan for Palestinian-Israeli Solidarity
There has been a massive rise in anti-Semitism around the world. Anti-Semitic violence has increased more than 50 percent in
China and the US Face Off in the Middle East and Africa
The signing of a “phase one” trade deal between China and the US on January 15 appears to herald the
Erdogan’s Libyan Adventure Is About Shoring Up His Own Legacy as Much as Winning More Respect for Turkey
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced this week that Turkish troops would gradually be deployed to Libya to
The Missing Ingredient In Campaigns To Eradicate Polio
It is 32 years since the World Health Organization vowed to eradicate polio, launching the Global Polio Eradication Initiative with
Iran’s Reaction to Soleimani’s Death Shows Its Ability to Wage Asymmetric War Has Been Blunted
Seventeen years after its blunder in the 2003 Iraq War, America has regained its mojo. It was previously thought inconceivable
Oman Sits at a Crossroads
In 1955, a curious cavalcade of vehicles set off from Oman’s southern port of Salalah, heading for the interior. Sultan
In Soleimani’s Death, Khamenei’s Despair Over His Hopes to Reengineer the Iran Hierarchy
Iran lost more than its ablest commander, “resistance” icon and shadow foreign minister with the demise of Qassem Soleimani. It
There’s More to US-China Tensions Than the Trade War, and MENA Countries Are Caught in the Middle
If you want to know where the Democratic Party in America stands on an issue, the only thing you need
