Will Lebanon’s collapse herald Hezbollah dominance or demise?
Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, financial hardship,...
Why Russia may be a smart business partner for Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir famously lamented that Moses "took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one...
Barzani steps aside, but problems abound across the political spectrum
Twelve years after he was appointed the first president of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani is to leave his position on Wednesday. Although...
Appoint a few more Scalias, kiss democracy goodbye
Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) have pledged to appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court, if...
Days after a suicide bombing, can Turkey pull back from the brink?
The date 10/10 is now synonymous with Turkey's most deadly terrorist attack in history - the day this month when two suicide bombers killed...
Warm winter ahead? Polar vortex says maybe not
The Northern Hemisphere may be subject to more cold outbreaks than usual come January thanks to the polar vortex.
"Polar vortex" became a household phrase...
Negligent Western diplomacy encourages Putin to expand and prosper
Donald Trump rose to power upon promises of abandoning foreign entanglements and putting “America First.” One state in particular is aggressively capitalizing on introverted...
Bader Bin Fadlyah: Change and Obscurantists
To His Excellency, Barack Obama,
President of the United States,
I would like to send you this letter as an ordinary Arab Muslim citizen from Saudi...
'You get one shot' How Justice Antonin Scalia viewed the world
After Justice Antonin Scalia's death at a remote West Texas hunting resort last weekend, I remembered how he had described his passion for the...
How coronavirus could help revive multilateralism
As the world struggles to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and mitigate its impact on our lives and livelihoods, it should be clear to...
