Another boost to the private sector
Saudi Arabia was the first ahead of other G20 economies to introduce stimulus packages to support the private sector, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises...
If the US wants to support Iraq, it needs to be honest about Kirkuk
The trial of strength between the Iraqi government and the Kurds over control of Kirkuk is an explosive issue. Its ingredients are the fractured politics of...
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,...
The war in Afghanistan has so far cost $33,000 per citizen. And will not...
Fourteen years old this month, the West's war in Afghanistan had all but vanished from the headlines. Even before the fall of Kunduz this...
Need to confront dangers within Lebanon rather than locating Hariri’s whereabouts
Is the real “substantial” problem in Lebanon today about the form of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation and where he resigned from? Or is...
Egypt’s media power abroad
For nearly six years, international perceptions of Egypt have been marred by endless stereotyping, rumours and misconceptions due to the biased media coverage of...
Worst-case scenarios that are more likely than you think
The likelihood that a Russian charter airplane, Metrojet 9268, was felled by a bomb after leaving Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, highlights how many national security...
Flush with jobs and potential workers, Germany is stymied by this cultural quirk
There is no shortage of jokes about the German language. Mark Twain practically has the crowded market cornered, but Richard Porson, an 18th century...
Trump in the White House: a year in the life of a third-party president
When Donald Trump was elected almost a year ago, many Americans could not imagine that the words "president" and "Trump" could be combined. There...
Why lifting oil export ban can help U.S. foreign policy
A House of Representatives bill is due to go to the floor this week, one step closer to lifting the 40-year-old ban on the...
