Why Do We Call It Middle East?
Without realizing it, you are accustomed to the Eurocentric view of the world map: Europe is in the middle of the atlas and all other continents are gathered around. You don’t even question it, because...
View ArticleA Return To Public Diplomacy In The Middle East
Syria’s ongoing deadly civil war, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and a renewed focus to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the three main diplomatic maneuvers currently at the forefront of...
View ArticleThe Regionalisation Of Counterinsurgency In Egypt
Conflicts today are increasingly difficult to contain within a single set of borders, and are now more complex in nature due to the multiplicity of actors that each have their own vested interests in...
View ArticleISIS Advances In Iraq Echoed In Bahrain
Top Bahrain government officials took to Twitter to show what is being perceived as support for the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a splinter group of the terror organisation...
View ArticleWATCH: Jon Snow Calls On The World To “Make A Difference” In Gaza
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine sees an increasing death toll everyday. All over the world, pro-Palestinian groups have been taking to the streets to protest against Israel’s inhumane...
View ArticleGeopolitics At The Helm Once Again: What Does This Mean For International...
Following the end of the Second World War, the objectives of North American and EU foreign policy changed international politics forever. Rather than questions of the military power of the expansionist...
View ArticleUS-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, few countries have challenged Iran’s ‘international villain’ status. The United States is the loudest champion of this animosity and mutually demonizing rhetoric. The...
View ArticleThe Conciliatory Handshake Between Former First World War Enemies
How differently the Old Continent looked a century ago! The British Empire on which “the sun never sets”; the imperialistic Germany which, as Kaiser Wilhelm II proudly claimed, was looking for “their...
View ArticleIraq, ISIS, And The War On Terror: Why We Must Face This Threat Head On.
In 2004, the BBC released filmmaker Adam Curtis’s documentary, The Power of Nightmares. In its three episodes, he carefully and convincingly made the case for the threat of international terrorism...
View ArticleEgypt’s Escalating War On Gays Just Landed 6 Men Behind Bars For 2 Years
Six men accused of “committing debauchery” have been sentenced to two years in prison by an Egyptian court today. The men, who included a Moroccan national, were accused of using their apartment for...
View ArticlePalestinian Activists Break Through Israeli Wall To Commemorate 25 Years...
A group of young Palestinian activists have sledgehammered a hole into a separation barrier between the West Bank and Israel to mark 25 years since the collapse of the Berlin Wall. According to...
View ArticleThe Changing Face Of Jihad
Since 2001, the common Western understanding of radical Islamic terrorism has revolved almost exclusively around the Middle East. The idea of violent jihadism automatically conjures up mental images of...
View ArticleIran’s New Age
24 November 2014 marks the day on which the 12-year impasse regarding trade sanctions imposed to restrain Iran’s nuclear programme is to end. In 2002, the country’s opposition group revealed secret...
View ArticleSeeding Lebanon’s Start-up Sector
In a region where the Arab Spring took off partly due to the high rates of youth unemployment, job creation is arguably one of the main concerns for governments and the private sector alike. In the...
View ArticleEgypt’s Arab Spring: Not a Revolution
The past weeks may have erased in part the legacy of the hard-fought Egyptian revolution of 2011. The decision by the Egyptian judiciary to clear the former president Hosni Mubarak and members of his...
View ArticleMore Than A Fair Share: A Jewish State For Jewish Citizens
Another national identity crisis surfaced last month, stoking the recent global wave of national struggles to carve out “true” values and recognise “true” citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleReflections on Martin Luther King Jr Day
In the United States, racial tensions in 2014 threatened to boil over into widespread unrest and riots. This conflict was the consequence of perceived injustice and inequalities between predominantly...
View ArticleHow One Lebanese Woman Got Everyone Talking About Porn
A new song has been making its way around Lebanese airwaves, one that’s sparked both laughter and groans. “I can’t believe there’s even a song about her now!” commented a Facebook user. The song in...
View ArticleRegional Developments In The Battle For Syria
In an unfolding tragic tale of twists and turns, the Syrian conflict has transmuted from that of a show of solidarity for the Arab Spring in 2011 to that of a continuous conflagrative self-destruction...
View ArticleIran Wants To Befriend Google
Iran has a habit of blocking, unblocking and sometimes re-blocking Google platforms inside the country. Google does not maintain physical infrastructure inside Iran, nor is there a google.ir domain....
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