Crisis Looms as Islamists Make Gains in Kuwait
Voters in Kuwait went off to the polls once again on September 29 in what was the sixth parliamentary election...
Arab world
Lebanon’s Central Banker Evades Arrest and People Rob Banks
You go into a bank with a gun, maybe it’s a toy gun, maybe it’s a real gun like a...
Pan-Arabism Returns to the Middle East
The modern Arab world was built a hundred years ago on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the machinations...
Egypt’s Foreign Policy Under Al-Sisi and Its Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Egypt’s foreign policy after the Arab Spring In the context of the Arab Spring, where popular uprisings brought down various...
Turki bin Salman Is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Money Man
Unveiled earlier this year, the prominent new mural inside Riyadh’s Al-Yamamah Palace — the seat of the Saudi Royal Court...
Saudi Arabia: The Story of the Missing and the Executed
While Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) continues to enjoy the afterglow of his fist...
Balancing Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in Qatar
The linkage between economic growth and environmental degradation is a well-known topic. The burning question has become whether there is...
What Yemen Can Learn From Farmers in India
Surprisingly, ending the war in, or rather on, Yemen is no longer an immediate concern. The gratuitous violence can continue,...
Creating Jobs for a Stable Yemen
The disconnect between donor-based development aid and local needs grows wider as the crisis deepens in Yemen. Focus remains on...
How Will Global Warming Impact the Middle East?
Global warming is an established ongoing threat, and the Middle East is warming at twice the global average. This summer,...
