Despite Claims of a Governing Bloc ‘Nucleus,’ Iraq’s Crisis in Government Looks Set to Continue
The efforts of Iraq’s current prime minister, Haider Al Abadi, to secure reelection kicked into high gear last Sunday when
An Opportunity to Convince the Region to Build Sustainable Cities – One Botanic Garden at a Time
At a recent ceremony in London, the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE announced its latest architectural commission, the new
The Double Hit of Iran Sanctions and the Turkish Financial Crisis Will Change Relationships Across the Middle East
In quick succession, the interconnected economies of the Middle East have been hit by two financial challenges. First, in early
As Erdogan Discards Prudence, Other Economies Increasingly Feel the Tremor from Turkey
Mehmet Simsek is a small, ebullient technocrat. Up until a couple of months ago, he was one of the few
Energy Equation in Turkey’s Crisis
Turkey has sought to sit like a spider in a web of energy trade, marketing itself as the essential hub
Turkey’s Nightmare Is That Erdogan Is Not Going to Back Down on the Economy or on the US
Depending on how you look at it, Recep Tayyip Erdogan either is a political genius with a keen sense of
Nobody Will Save Lebanon’s Economy if the Lebanese Are Not Worried About Immediate Crisis
The condition of the Lebanese economy “is not sustainable,” said the vice president of the World Bank, Ferid Belhaj, in
Syria Reconstruction Offers China Influence in the Middle East Without Firing a Shot
In the middle of July, Russia’s top military official, Valery Gerasimov, sent a letter to the US chairman of the
The YPG’s Grip on Power Over the SDF Threatens to Tear Apart the Syria Coalition
The withdrawal of US troops from northeastern Syria, announced in April, has raised concerns about the fate of the US-backed,
What the Iran Sanctions Mean for Global Business
The re-imposition of Iran nuclear-related sanctions by the Trump administration has ruffled the feathers of numerous foreign governments and businesses.
Palestine Needs an Anti-Zionist Idea, Rather Than Just an Anti-Zionist Protest Movement
In 2008, when revolutionary upheaval across the Middle East was the furthest thing on anyone’s mind, the people of Nabi
Peace in the Horn of Africa Will Also Bring Long-Term Benefits to the Middle East
In the summer of 2016, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, traveled to an African country to inaugurate the largest Turkish
The BRICS, the ‘85 World’ and the Future of the Middle East
When the British economist Jim O’Neill dubbed the fast-growing, large, emerging market economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China as
Protests Force Iraq to Deepen Its Debt Undertaking
Iraq’s prime minister, Haider Al Abadi, has had it hard lately. A poor electoral showing for his party at national
Despite Cheap Oil, There Is No Threat of a Chinese Debt Trap in the GCC
While low oil prices continue to squeeze Gulf finances, China is promising GCC states billions of dollars’ worth of investments
Why Ankara Is Building a Mini Turkey Inside Syria
Turkey is laying the foundation for a long-term presence in areas of Syria along their common border. That said, Ankara
