‘Hezbollah Don’t Farm’ By Hussain Abdul-Hussain - Aug 10, 2020
The official line from Lebanese officials is that the massive explosion that rocked Beirut was caused by simple – and as we now see, tragic… Continue reading‘Hezbollah Don’t Farm’
Jihadis Could Soon Claim their First Victory in West Africa By Faisal Al Yafai - Aug 9, 2020
Of all the enormous challenges facing the president of Mali, few could have foreseen that the one that would bring him to the brink of… Continue readingJihadis Could Soon Claim their First Victory in West Africa
After the Pandemic: Should We Rethink ‘Developed’ and ‘Developing’ World? By Dnyanesh Kamat - Aug 9, 2020
Whether and to what degree countries have been able to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and ameliorate its enormous political, social and economic ramifications should determine… Continue readingAfter the Pandemic: Should We Rethink ‘Developed’ and ‘Developing’ World?
Erdogan’s Megaprojects Will End Up Choking Istanbul By Begum Toprak - Aug 6, 2020
After four months of confinement indoors, the residents of Istanbul long for nothing more than a stroll through a park in the fresh air. Unfortunately,… Continue readingErdogan’s Megaprojects Will End Up Choking Istanbul
Population Decline: An Unexpected Global Problem By Jonathan Gornall - Aug 2, 2020
A decade ago, the world was heading supposedly for a catastrophic population explosion with food and water shortages. Instead, now it seems we are in… Continue readingPopulation Decline: An Unexpected Global Problem
Switching Currency Will Not Save Syria’s Idlib From More Misery By Haid Haid - Aug 2, 2020
The value of the Syrian pound has been in freefall. A financial crisis in neighboring Lebanon, a national lockdown due to Covid-19 and the US’s… Continue readingSwitching Currency Will Not Save Syria’s Idlib From More Misery
Does Covid-19 Mean the End of Urbanization? By Afshin Molavi - Jul 29, 2020
At the dawn of the 20th century, the five largest cities of the world told a story of Western economic dominance and embodied an even… Continue readingDoes Covid-19 Mean the End of Urbanization?
Misreading Hagia Sophia’s History By Hussain Abdul-Hussain - Jul 27, 2020
Other than populism and petty politics, the decision by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque… Continue readingMisreading Hagia Sophia’s History
Divisions Over Libya Are Now Spreading Across the Mediterranean By Faisal Al Yafai - Jul 27, 2020
In capital cities across the Middle East and Europe, politicians are taking aim at Turkey’s involvement in Libya – and yet all have so far… Continue readingDivisions Over Libya Are Now Spreading Across the Mediterranean
Momentum Builds for Israel’s Elite to Reject Two-State Solution By Joseph Dana - Jul 26, 2020
Israel’s influential liberal elite long have argued passionately for a two-state solution to the conflict with Palestinians. But that is changing. Faced with an existential challenge… Continue readingMomentum Builds for Israel’s Elite to Reject Two-State Solution
Turkey has Hagia Sophia, India has Ayodhya. Both Face an End to Secularism By Dnyanesh Kamat - Jul 26, 2020
Secularism is dying in Turkey and India. Despite their geopolitical differences, the two countries now are on very similar paths in terms of domestic politics,… Continue readingTurkey has Hagia Sophia, India has Ayodhya. Both Face an End to Secularism
The China-Iran Pact Is Real, But Won’t Be Trouble-Free for Either Side By Yun Sun - Jul 26, 2020
The recent revelation of an agreement between China and Iran to strengthen their economic and security ties has surprised many. Some find it strange that… Continue readingThe China-Iran Pact Is Real, But Won’t Be Trouble-Free for Either Side
Instead of Tearing Down Symbols of Past Slavery, Focus on the Millions Still Enslaved Today By Jonathan Gornall - Jul 20, 2020
Fresh horrific details have emerged about the murder of George Floyd, the handcuffed Black man asphyxiated in Minneapolis by a white police officer kneeling on… Continue readingInstead of Tearing Down Symbols of Past Slavery, Focus on the Millions Still Enslaved Today
Syria’s Assad Is Losing the Battle for Food Security By Haid Haid - Jul 19, 2020
The focus on Syria long has been, understandably, on the civil war. But there is another, potentially equally serious, conflict going on almost unnoticed in… Continue readingSyria’s Assad Is Losing the Battle for Food Security
Do ‘Middle Powers’ Still Matter? By Greg C Bruno - Jul 18, 2020
In 1954, when Canada led the West’s efforts to implement a truce after the Indochina War, the goals of an aspiring “middle-power” state were lofty.… Continue readingDo ‘Middle Powers’ Still Matter?