Soleimani's Death Has Offered Iran’s Hardliners an Early Election Gift
With around six weeks to go before Iran’s parliamentary election, Tehran’s hardliners could scarcely have wished for a better gift
Turkey’s Plans for Troops in Libya Is About Russia in Syria and Mediterranean Oil
Turkey’s authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, likes to tout his country as a regional superpower with an imperial legacy stretching
Iraq is the Primary Victim of the US Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
US-Iran relations on the brink of all-out war is the dominant narrative for the assassination of Iran’s Quds Force commander
China, Russia and Iran’s War Games in the Gulf of Oman Are a Means of Plotting an Escape Route
The sight of warships sailing toward the Gulf of Oman is a common one, but the last few days of
West Africa Is Cutting Off the Last Strings From French Colonialism; Its Future Is Tied to Crypto Technology
Last month, the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union announced it was replacing its currency, the Franc des Colonies Françaises
Hezbollah Broke Lebanon. Now Hezbollah Owns Lebanon
“Consensus democracy” is the buzzword of Lebanon’s sectarian politics, in which candidates for the highest state positions must have cross-sectarian
As Antibiotics Stop Working, Are We Headed for the Age of the Phage?
The human race has a deadly drug problem. The scourge posing an existential threat isn’t heroin or cocaine. Although such
Erdogan Is Preparing For An Early Election Because Time Is Not On His Side
After the embarrassing losses in this year’s local elections – not once but twice in Istanbul – Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Architect of a New Era in Algeria Is Dead But a Rare Opportunity Has Come to Life
Grand politics so often comes down to mere circumstance, shaped by, as the post-war British prime minister, Harold Macmillan, purportedly
Why Doesn’t the Middle East Honor Its Poets and Artists?
Among the artifacts in the Goethe museum in Frankfurt, Germany, is a page of script that begins with one of
The Betrayal of Turkey’s Youth
With a median age of 30, Turkey has a young population. But what does their country offer them? Not jobs,
Is Offering Citizenship the Best Way to Build a Knowledge Economy in the Middle East?
A key element of the current rise of emerging markets is the movement of people. This is due to several
An Islamic Summit in Malaysia Points to a Widening Split in the Muslim World
The Kuala Lumpur Summit, December 18-21, has brought together the leaders of Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Qatar with 450
The Growth of Cities Involves Moral Questions as Much as Infrastructural Ones
How can we make our cities more sustainable – and what exactly do we mean by “sustainable”? These are timely
Piece by Piece, India’s Government Is Seeking to Turn Millions into Strangers in Their Own Land
For days, protests have spread across India against a new citizenship law that critics say marginalizes Muslims. Prime minister Narendra
Once the Switzerland of the Levant, Lebanon Is Now the Venezuela of the Middle East
Lebanon is in chaos. The streets are filled with protesters tired of living in a country where nothing works. Yet
