How the Middle East Can Survive Global Trade Turmoil
A few months ago, a devastating hurricane tore through a stretch of beach in the US state of Florida, destroying
The Nigeria Election to Watch Isn’t for the President, but for Governor of Lagos State
Nigeria chooses its president on February 16, in a general election that will see 23,316 candidates compete for 1,558 vacant
Why Erdogan Can’t Save Turkey’s Economy If America Launches ‘Devastating’ Sanctions
After Donald Trump’s Twitter threat to “devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds,” Ankara’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, responded that
Al Bashir Will Survive Protests as He Firms Up Sudan’s Ties with Turkey and Qatar
Omar Al Bashir, the president of Sudan, will survive the recent protests in his country. But in his political survival,
Pope’s UAE Visit Offers Insight into the State of Christianity in the Middle East
The visit of Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates, the first by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula, should
At the Center of the Middle East, UAE’s Art World Is More International Than It Is Arabic
Note: The following article is not available to clients in the GCC. Over the past few decades, the UAE has
What Has Davos Achieved this (Or Any Other) Year?
After the billionaires jetted home from their annual convocation at Davos last week, there lingered in the thin air of
Assad Isn’t Hunting Down Dissidents in Europe; He’s too Busy Killing Them at Home
On January 18, a critic of the Syrian regime was killed in a brutal attack in Hamburg. Mohamed Joune was
Israel’s New Diplomacy Rests on Its Friends’ Falling Support for Palestine
“Isolation” is a word never far from the mouths of Israeli diplomats when discussing their country’s geopolitical predicament. Since its
Zimbabwe, Financially Broke, Is Running Out of Options – and Time
Zimbabwe’s political chaos is a function of its economic crisis – and the economy is only getting worse. To all
Why a 40-year-old Mystery Overshadows Lebanon’s Modern Politics
The Arab Economic and Social Development summit, part of the Arab League, is hardly the sort of summit that regularly
Can India Weather the Middle East Strategic Alliance?
New Delhi may never have felt more vindicated in its Middle East policy than it does today. Its close ties
The West Leaves Russia and China an Open Field to Court Zimbabwe – And the Rest of Africa
The news trickling out of Zimbabwe is shocking, but hardly surprising. Over the last week, thousands have taken to the
Harsh Realities Hamper Establishment of an African Free Trade Area
If the African Union (AU) is to be believed, this is the year that the African Continental Free Trade Area
Populations Keep Expanding, But Not the Water Supply They Need
The Greek historian Herodotus recognized that Egypt, “the gift of the Nile,” was wholly a product of the river’s life-giving
An Uneven Media Terrain Pitches Khashoggi’s Murder Against Iran’s Assassination Plots in Europe
Early this month, the European Union announced limited sanctions on various Iranian agencies and individuals over claims of a series
