Kurds Look to EU States to Replace the US in Syria By Faisal Al Yafai - Mar 18, 2019
The Turkish-Syrian border is getting back to normal. That, at least, is the message that Ankara is hoping to send. Last week, it reopened one… Continue readingKurds Look to EU States to Replace the US in Syria
What If Artificial Intelligence Does Away with All the Jobs? By Jonathan Gornall - Mar 14, 2019
For a while, it seemed that Universal Basic Income might be the magic solution to the predicted imminent destruction of all our jobs. Great leaps… Continue readingWhat If Artificial Intelligence Does Away with All the Jobs?
An Obsession with Islam Blinds the West to Real Problems in the Middle East By Ömer Taşpınar - Mar 13, 2019
From Donald Trump’s alarmist speech in 2017 in Poland, where he declared “every last inch of Western civilization is worth defending with your life,” to… Continue readingAn Obsession with Islam Blinds the West to Real Problems in the Middle East
Britain’s Ban on Hezbollah: Why Now? By Nibras Kazimi - Mar 12, 2019
The oddest feature of the United Kingdom’s recent decision to censure the entirety of Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a terrorist group is that it hadn’t happened… Continue readingBritain’s Ban on Hezbollah: Why Now?
Local and Geopolitics Intrude in Israel’s Attempt to Supply Europe with Gas By Joseph Dana - Mar 11, 2019
Usually positioned on the margins of the Middle East’s complex energy politics, Israel now is a legitimate player in its own right. More than a… Continue readingLocal and Geopolitics Intrude in Israel’s Attempt to Supply Europe with Gas
Trouble Ahead as Tunisia Eyes Elections in the Fall By Dnyanesh Kamat - Mar 11, 2019
As Tunisians go to the polls later this year to elect a new president and parliament, they are confronted by a confluence of factors that… Continue readingTrouble Ahead as Tunisia Eyes Elections in the Fall
‘Game-Changing’ Gas Find Could Transform South Africa’s Economy – But at What Cost? By Simon Allison - Mar 10, 2019
On the eve of his State of the Nation address last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa got some good news. “Last night, I received… Continue reading‘Game-Changing’ Gas Find Could Transform South Africa’s Economy – But at What Cost?
Russia’s Latest Declaration of Victory in Syria Carries an Echo of the Soviet Era By Neil Hauer - Mar 10, 2019
Russia just launched its latest celebration of victory in Syria. As part of the “Defenders of the Fatherland” holiday, officials on February 23 inaugurated the… Continue readingRussia’s Latest Declaration of Victory in Syria Carries an Echo of the Soviet Era
A Divided EU and a Divided Arab League Put on a Fragile Show of Unity By Faisal Al Yafai - Mar 4, 2019
Opening the first Arab League-European Union summit in Egypt, president Abdel Fattah El Sisi told leaders of more than 40 countries that “what bring together… Continue readingA Divided EU and a Divided Arab League Put on a Fragile Show of Unity
Racism No Longer Hidden: Israel’s Rightward Shift Is Complete By Joseph Dana - Mar 4, 2019
How powerful is the Israeli settler community? Certainly, it is a testament to the extreme right’s prowess that it has been able to dot the… Continue readingRacism No Longer Hidden: Israel’s Rightward Shift Is Complete
What the Iranian Foreign Minister’s Sudden Resignation Means for the European Union By Faisal Al Yafai - Mar 4, 2019
At the Munich security conference in mid-February, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Zarif, took to the stage to give an impassioned plea for the European Union… Continue readingWhat the Iranian Foreign Minister’s Sudden Resignation Means for the European Union
Measles and Other Treatable Diseases on the Rise Because of an ‘Epidemic of Gullibility’ By Jonathan Gornall - Mar 4, 2019
Hidden within a report warning of a rise in the number of measles cases among children around the world can be found a disturbing parable… Continue readingMeasles and Other Treatable Diseases on the Rise Because of an ‘Epidemic of Gullibility’
Why Arabic Is on the Cusp of Being a Global Language By Jonathan Gornall - Mar 4, 2019
Which language will be spoken on Mars when human beings colonize the red planet? English? Chinese? Or how about Arabic? Thanks to European expansionism during… Continue readingWhy Arabic Is on the Cusp of Being a Global Language
Saudi Crown Prince’s Asia Visit Heralds ‘Eastward Shift 2.0’ By Afshin Molavi - Mar 3, 2019
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s headline-grabbing Asia tour of Pakistan, India and China elicited the predictable commentary worldwide regarding the kingdom’s “eastward shift.”… Continue readingSaudi Crown Prince’s Asia Visit Heralds ‘Eastward Shift 2.0’
Turkey’s Islamist Policy Remains Intact – After Accidentally Extraditing a Member of the Muslim Brotherhood By Ömer Taşpınar - Mar 3, 2019
How should we interpret the fact that a member of the Muslim Brotherhood was recently extradited from Istanbul to Cairo? Is the Turkish government finally… Continue readingTurkey’s Islamist Policy Remains Intact – After Accidentally Extraditing a Member of the Muslim Brotherhood