Why India Resists Mediating Between Iran and the US By Hasan Alhasan - Jul 16, 2019
The confrontation brewing between Iran and the US in the Gulf poses a threat to global energy markets at large. And if it should boil over, which… Continue readingWhy India Resists Mediating Between Iran and the US
A Greek Economic Renaissance Could Benefit the Broader Arab World By Afshin Molavi - Jul 15, 2019
Shortly before Greece’s recent election, the gifted orator and then-prime minister, Alexei Tsipras, delivered a rousing speech to a cheering throng of supporters, at one… Continue readingA Greek Economic Renaissance Could Benefit the Broader Arab World
Despite Russia’s Efforts, the Syrian Army Is as Inept as Ever By Neil Hauer - Jul 14, 2019
On a countrywide scale, Syria’s battlefields and areas of control have been largely stable for a year or more. Territory is roughly divided between the… Continue readingDespite Russia’s Efforts, the Syrian Army Is as Inept as Ever
Paying Tax on Treats Is Worth It If It Means Improved Public Health – and the Gulf Countries Can Show How By Jonathan Gornall - Jul 11, 2019
With the news that Oman will introduce so-called “sin taxes” from the end of September, Kuwait is the only remaining member of the Gulf Cooperation… Continue readingPaying Tax on Treats Is Worth It If It Means Improved Public Health – and the Gulf Countries Can Show How
The Gulf Is Ideally Placed to Steal Facebook’s Thunder and Dominate the Remittance Market By Joseph Dana - Jul 10, 2019
Facebook is taking the financial world by storm with its proposed new currency, Libra. But regulators already have their doubts and some have threatened an… Continue readingThe Gulf Is Ideally Placed to Steal Facebook’s Thunder and Dominate the Remittance Market
The Gulf’s Sino-European Balancing Act By Greg C Bruno - Jul 10, 2019
When the UAE’s minister of state for artificial intelligence, Omar bin Sultan Al Olama was asked in January about doing business with Huawei, the embattled… Continue readingThe Gulf’s Sino-European Balancing Act
Europe Must Re-Examine How It Chooses to Deal with Syria By Nour Samaha - Jul 9, 2019
It is time for Europe to re-examine how it chooses to treat Syria. After eight years of a brutal conflict that has ripped apart a… Continue readingEurope Must Re-Examine How It Chooses to Deal with Syria
Iran Puts Pressure on the Druze of Lebanon By Hussain Abdul-Hussain - Jul 8, 2019
On June 30, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, a Christian, set out on a tour of predominantly Druze communities in Mount Lebanon, escorted by Saleh Al-Gharib, minister… Continue readingIran Puts Pressure on the Druze of Lebanon
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Is Facing a Backlash for His Remarks on Syrians. But He May Have a Point By Faisal Al Yafai - Jul 7, 2019
The latest woes of Lebanon’s foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, started a couple of weeks ago, when he tweeted that Lebanese workers should come first, ahead… Continue readingLebanon’s Foreign Minister Is Facing a Backlash for His Remarks on Syrians. But He May Have a Point
The Gulf’s Role in Maintaining Peace in Ethiopia By Joseph Dana - Jul 4, 2019
The Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa have a tangled but robust relationship. For decades, countries from these regions have worked on critical issues… Continue readingThe Gulf’s Role in Maintaining Peace in Ethiopia
Arab Religiosity Survey Raises More Questions Than It Answers By Jonathan Gornall - Jul 4, 2019
“Arabs becoming less religious,” proclaimed the Times of Israel. “Arab world turns its back on religion,” agreed the Guardian. Arabs, chorused The Times of London,… Continue readingArab Religiosity Survey Raises More Questions Than It Answers
We Must Put Women Back Into Our History Books By Rym Tina Ghazal - Jul 4, 2019
Here’s an impressive list: Maryam Al-Ijliya Al Astrulabi, astronomer and master maker of astrolabes in 10thcentury Syria. Huda Shaarawy (1879-1947), Egyptian revolutionary feminist; the Palestinian… Continue readingWe Must Put Women Back Into Our History Books
The Syrian Regime Is Pursuing Its Opponents Through the Use of a Loophole – Private Prosecution By Haid Haid - Jul 1, 2019
After the Damascus regime successfully regained control of rebel-held territories in Syria, the number of opposition figures arrested skyrocketed. Yet, they were not arrested on… Continue readingThe Syrian Regime Is Pursuing Its Opponents Through the Use of a Loophole – Private Prosecution
India’s New Government Will Loosen Ties with Iran and Deepen Relations with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel By Dnyanesh Kamat - Jun 30, 2019
In a series of policy decisions and developments this month, Narendra Modi, newly elected to a second term as prime minister, is deepening India’s relations… Continue readingIndia’s New Government Will Loosen Ties with Iran and Deepen Relations with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel
Erdogan’s Fumble in Istanbul Puts the 2023 Presidential Election in Play By Ömer Taşpınar - Jun 30, 2019
One thing worse than losing an election is losing the same vote twice – and the second time around with an even wider margin. This is… Continue readingErdogan’s Fumble in Istanbul Puts the 2023 Presidential Election in Play