The Dirty Secrets About How Reza Shah Destroyed Iran
Today, Iran is ruled by a theocratic regime. It is easy to blame the mullahs for all of Iran’s ills....
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Joe Biden Promises to Take on Mohammed bin Salman
It started with an ill-considered fist bump. In July, US President Joe Biden tried to make his uncomfortable peace with...
Why are Young People Protesting in Iran?
Headlines in the BBC, The Guardian and other western media have focused on protests in Iran. They erupted after a...
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...
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,...
What Do Rising Sea Levels Mean for Our Future?
There is no question about it: Our planet is warming faster than ever before. Having plateaued around 280 parts per...
Joe Biden’s Top Foreign Policy Objectives
Joe Biden was not elected for his positions on foreign policy and national security. Few US presidential candidates are. In...
