As Gulf Cities Grow, There Is an Opportunity to Export Expertise in Urban Planning
The Arab Spring protests in 2011 marked the moment when contemporary urbanism became a field of intense interest in the
Regime Change in Iran Is Possible, But It Won’t Be to the US’s Liking
Regime change in Iran has long been an ideal scenario for conservatives in America’s foreign policy circles. A confluence of
Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan Pushes Turkey Closer to Russia
When Donald Trump declared last month that American forces in Syria would return home immediately, Turkey was one of the
Germany’s ‘Mosque Tax’ Seeks to Pull Muslims Closer to the State – and Further from Foreign Capitals
Since the 19th century, Germany’s Catholics and Protestants have paid church taxes in order to fund the churches and schools
In Defeating the Zenki Opposition Group, Syria’s HTS Shows How It Dominates Over Rebel Forces
The swift defeat of the Nour Al Din Al Zenki movement by its one-time ally, Hay’at Tahrir Al Sham (HTS),
Dubai Hopes to Future-Proof Its Economy Through University Free-Zones
What, exactly, is higher education for? It’s a question that few pause to consider in an age when education to
Trump’s Military Doctrine: Let Others Do the Fighting
At the start of Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting of the year, the television cameras were allowed in for a
Brexit: Refugees Used as Bogeymen as the UK Prepares to Leave the EU
The sudden appearance of Iranian refugees in small boats off the coast of England, just as the UK’s parliament was
Brexit: The Rise of Jeremy Corbyn Is More Consequential for the Middle East
It is impossible to predict with any accuracy the political, economic and social developments in Brexit Britain over the course
How a Natural Gas Pipeline to Europe Is Transforming the Turkish-Israeli Relationship
The relationship between Turkey and Israel has never been an easy one to understand. Since formal relations crystalized in 1949,
America’s Troop Departure from Syria Can Improve Turkish-Kurdish Relations
Has America used the Kurds in Syria only now to dump them? Observers who believe in moral debt, rather than
Fake News? Iran Has Been at It Longer Than Russia
The past year has been notable for the attention “fake news” has received. In the Middle East, however, fake news
Is ISIS Defeated? It Depends on Whether It Is a Terrorist Group or a Terrorist Idea
In the mid-2000s, when the United States was heavily deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the US administration was under
Arab Countries Struggle with the Stigma Associated with Rape
“Help! I’ve been raped!” Manal Issa uttered those words as she stumbled down a Beirut street, desperately appealing to people
After America’s Retreat from Afghanistan and Syria, an Arab Nato Would Serve the Region
It is 17 years since airstrikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan delivered the first hammer blow of
The Sunni-Shiite Divide in the Middle East Is About Nationalism, Not a Conflict Within Islam
The West has been obsessed with Islam ever since Samuel Huntington’s prediction of a “clash of civilizations” turned into self-fulfilling
