Democracy has Never Worked in Lebanon. But it Needs to if the Country Is to Prosper
Lebanon has never been a democracy. The problem is, the Lebanese don’t know it and actually think that because they
#MeToo in the Middle East: Women Begin a Previously ‘Unthinkable’ Dialog
The #MeToo movement continues to gain momentum globally, emboldening celebrities and ordinary women from every walk of life to –
The Four Pillars of Iraq’s Reconstruction
Depending on how you look at it, $30 billion is either a vast sum of money or nowhere near enough.
The Domestic Calculations Behind Turkey’s Foreign Adventure in Syria
It is usually said that all politics is local. Foreign policy, however, is supposed to be different. Compared to daily
The Syrian Regime’s Campaign Against Militants in Idlib Will Backfire
Syria is a challenge for the perennial optimist. It is a cauldron of misery and a theater of conflict that
No Change Under Trump in US Policy on the Middle East
When it comes to US foreign policy, President Donald Trump seems to believe that all politics is local. Maybe because
How Likely Is India to Play a Mediating Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Not Really
In a joint press conference marking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wasted little
Middle East Leaders are Failing the Syrian People – and the Region
“[We] no longer have the words to describe children’s suffering and our outrage.” That terse statement from Unicef, the UN
Why Chemical Weapons Have Become a Battleground in Syria’s Information War
Ghouta is in the news again. The small enclave outside of Damascus has been a rebel stronghold for years and
South Africa’s Water Crisis Offers Gulf Nations an Opportunity to Showcase their Comparative Advantage
The city of Cape Town is going to be the first major city in the world to run out of
Syria’s New Emerging Wars
The idea that the Syrian conflict was “winding down” was so widely believed that even sober-thinking analysts found it difficult
Can Coding Be the Next Arab Doctrine?
Gamal Abdel Nasser’s fiery speeches on pan-Arabism inspired a generation of youth to look toward each other as one large
US Damage Control and Crisis Management with Turkey Does Not Amount to a Strategy in Syria
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s much anticipated visit to Ankara last week seems to have achieved its modest mission
Turkey’s Operation in Afrin Is Creating Something Unexpected: the Status Quo
A month on from Turkish troops crossing the border and attacking the Syrian town of Afrin, the skirmish is rapidly
South Korea’s “Gold Medal” Economy’s Lesson on Development to the Arab World: First, Forget the Rankings Surveys and Then Drop the Consultants
Imagine you are a resident of South Korea in the early 1960s. Your country is poor, your economy desolate. A
Mismanaged Expectations at Iraq Donor Meeting Cause Infrastructure to Lose Out
Ahead of the international donor conference for Iraq, anonymous sources within US officialdom told reporters that America would not be
