Experiencing the World as Miss Universe Morocco
On my way home, the taxi driver told me about the football (soccer if you are American) game he had...
Middle East & North Africa
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....
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...
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,...
Finding New Ways of Farming in Morocco
Our agriculture system as we know it needs to change. We see an enormous amount of waste in current practices...
Turkey Ratifying the Paris Agreement Is Not Enough
Turkey went through a terrible summer from an ecological point of view. The country has been experiencing unprecedented wildfires caused...
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...
