Tehran to face widespread protests once virus threat recedes
Before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) erupted in Iran, the Islamic Republic was facing an increasing number of demonstrations. Some of the most recent widespread...
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,...
Are Israel’s war crimes no longer good for business?
Israeli arms companies promote their products as “combat proven.” That choice of words suggests Israel’s ability to test weapons on Palestinians has become a...
Managing the Politics of Water
This year’s World Water Day, on March 22, provides an opportunity to highlight what in many countries has become a grim reality: The availability...
Columbus' journey key to understanding today's America. That's not good.
For most Americans, Columbus Day is little more than a day off and a chance to get some final sunshine before winter. For the...
Middle East needs to find shelter from its perfect storm
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a public health emergency and a steep reduction in oil prices, which represents a perfect storm for...
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates global inequality
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) kills thousands and drags the global economy into a recession, it is also highlighting inequalities between and within countries....
Abbas has little choice but to end US boycott
Palestine’s leadership made a very difficult decision in December 2017. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization...
Syria, Yemen, Libya – one factor unites these failed states, and it isn't religion
As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....
Fundamental Saudi shifts and the change coming to the Middle East
What will happen now that the strategy of US President Donald Trump on Iran and its proxies has finally converged with Saudi strategy, which...
