Russians have mastered how to wage war in the 21st Century
War seems like a simple affair. You get the biggest army. You invade enemy countries. And then, when you win the war, you make...
Politicizing the Hajj Stampede
It is a never-ending story. Whenever an emergency occurs during the Hajj season, certain parties blame Saudi Arabia who, nevertheless, continues to give pilgrims...
New Saudi undertaking is of epic proportions
Earlier this week, the great and the good congregated in Riyadh at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit to deliberate the role of sovereign...
Reflections on Saudi education system
With the reopening of schools, students have embarked on a new journey of their lives. Is this journey going to be any different? Will...
Coronavirus to prompt worldwide cultural changes
Not too long ago, smoking cigarettes was a very common habit within private houses, offices and public spaces. Older readers might even remember long-distance...
At last, some order in Lebanon’s finances
Political settlement in Lebanon has been brought back to life. This is because the Lebanese parliament has passed its first budget since 2005, the...
Trump excludes Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces from his Iran strategy
Donald Trump’s exclusion of Iraq from his enumeration of Iranian violations in the Arab world and the IRGC’s roles there, and in Syria, Yemen...
Iran using virus crisis to revive image, escalate tensions
The hard-liners of Iran — primarily the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — are using the cover of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis to...
Iraq’s feuding politicians impervious to emerging calamity
Two weeks ago, Iraqi President Barham Salih nominated Adnan Al-Zurfi as prime minister-designate and tasked him with forming a Cabinet to be approved by...
Why you can't just wipe out mosquitoes to get rid of the Zika virus
On Saturday Colombia's national health institute confirmed that more than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the Zika virus, which has been linked...
