New Zealand’s Call to Curb Terrorist Propaganda Puts Tech Companies on Notice that Change Is Coming By Faisal Al Yafai - May 21, 2019
New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, landed in Paris this week with a simple message: the terror attack on Muslim worshippers in the city of… Continue readingNew Zealand’s Call to Curb Terrorist Propaganda Puts Tech Companies on Notice that Change Is Coming
Iran Seeks to Demonstrate It Can Disrupt Export of Oil and Gas from Arab Gulf States By Hasan Alhasan - May 19, 2019
Many observers have interpreted recent attacks on UAE and Saudi shipping and oil facilities as a result of yet another round of escalation in the… Continue readingIran Seeks to Demonstrate It Can Disrupt Export of Oil and Gas from Arab Gulf States
We’re Living Longer, But Not Better By Jonathan Gornall - May 15, 2019
Few paid much attention when Finland’s entire government resigned in March. Tucked away in the far north, Finnish affairs rarely intrude upon the world’s headlines.… Continue readingWe’re Living Longer, But Not Better
Israel’s Foreign Policy in Netanyahu’s Fifth Term: Continuity and New Challenges By Ellen Laipson - May 14, 2019
As Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, completes the government formation process in the coming weeks, foreign policy may not be on his mind. But the… Continue readingIsrael’s Foreign Policy in Netanyahu’s Fifth Term: Continuity and New Challenges
Turkish Capitalism’s ‘Original Sin’ and Its Roots in the Armenian Genocide By Ömer Taşpınar - May 12, 2019
When it comes to Turkey’s problem with democracy today, what happened to the Armenian and Greek populations of Anatolia a century ago might seem irrelevant.… Continue readingTurkish Capitalism’s ‘Original Sin’ and Its Roots in the Armenian Genocide
Iran and the US are Inching Toward War By Dnyanesh Kamat - May 9, 2019
There can be little doubt now that Iran and the US are inching toward full-scale war. All attempts by either one to force a change… Continue readingIran and the US are Inching Toward War
Cutting Aid to Syria’s Idlib May Be the Easy Choice for Western Donors, But It’s Not the Right One By Haid Haid - May 7, 2019
The increased dominance of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham over the last rebel-held pocket in north-west Syria is severely hampering efforts toward establishing good governance. Fears that… Continue readingCutting Aid to Syria’s Idlib May Be the Easy Choice for Western Donors, But It’s Not the Right One
The Middle East Needs to Step Up Help for Amputees By Rym Tina Ghazal - May 6, 2019
A girl who only wants to hug, but can’t. A boy who just wants to play football, but can’t. An elderly man who just wants… Continue readingThe Middle East Needs to Step Up Help for Amputees
To Prevent Climate Change, We Need to Stop Flying So Much By Jonathan Gornall - May 5, 2019
On April 17, the aircraft-tracking website, FlightRadar.com, logged more than 200,000 flights. As many as 18,000 aircraft were in the air at any one time. Assuming… Continue readingTo Prevent Climate Change, We Need to Stop Flying So Much
European and Middle East Countries Are Creating a Hostile Environment for Syrian Refugees By Faisal Al Yafai - May 5, 2019
In late April, reports emerged that Germany’s office for refugees had halted decisions on asylum for Syrian refugees. The reports raised concerns among migrant groups… Continue readingEuropean and Middle East Countries Are Creating a Hostile Environment for Syrian Refugees
The ISIS ‘Caliphate’ Is Heading West; Quietly, Europe Is Trying to Stop It By Faisal Al Yafai - May 5, 2019
When ISIS’s self-styled “caliph,” Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, reappeared last week in his first video message in five years, most observers focused on his attempt… Continue readingThe ISIS ‘Caliphate’ Is Heading West; Quietly, Europe Is Trying to Stop It
How Culture Can Fight the ‘Art’ Employed by Terrorist By Reem Kassem - May 2, 2019
It is wretchedly painful to witness the destruction of antiquities and priceless art. But the sadness of this cannot compare to the horror of what… Continue readingHow Culture Can Fight the ‘Art’ Employed by Terrorist
The Biggest Loser from the US’s Missile Defense Spat with Turkey will be the European Union By Faisal Al Yafai - Apr 30, 2019
The hot war of words between Ankara and Washington over Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system shows no signs of cooling. This… Continue readingThe Biggest Loser from the US’s Missile Defense Spat with Turkey will be the European Union
The Middle East’s Other Powerhouse Tech Economy: Dubai By Joseph Dana - Apr 28, 2019
The Israeli economy is so synonymous with technology that it is easy to miss developments in other countries in the region. Indeed, to the outside… Continue readingThe Middle East’s Other Powerhouse Tech Economy: Dubai
HTS Attempts State-Building as Survival Strategy in Idlib By Haid Haid - Apr 27, 2019
While the world is looking to Russia and Turkey to determine the fate of greater Idlib, Syria’s former Al Qaeda affiliate, Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS),… Continue readingHTS Attempts State-Building as Survival Strategy in Idlib