The Iranians should not think they can meddle in the region without consequences
If the aim of the Trump administration’s decision to toughen its policy towards Iran was to encourage better behaviour on the part of Tehran, it does...
London’s role in preserving Middle Eastern art
Twice a year, once in October and once in April, those interested in Islamic antiquities converge in London to take part in Islamic Art...
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....
Trump and Putin dance the Syrian peace two-step
At the G-20 summit in Hamburg last July, and despite all odds, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump met to discuss...
A dangerous moment for Ukraine's fragile ceasefire
Behind the scenes, U.S. diplomats are rediscovering Ukraine as a foreign-policy priority.
On Jan. 15, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with a key...
The West is losing the battle for the heart of Europe
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Europe celebrated the healing of the schism that Communism enforced on it since World War...
China tackles smog with help from the World Bank
China's capital has become notorious for its smog but the biggest contributors to local air pollution are industrial furnaces, district heating systems, residential fires...
Space mining race heats up, but whose asteroid is it anyway?
Space mining, extracting resources from near-earth asteroids, is "not science fiction any more".
With these words, spoken by Jean-Jacques Dordain, the former director general of...
Ratings agency signals Saudi downgrades
Moody’s Investors Service has played the role of bearer of bad news for the Saudi economy. On 4 March Moody’s announced that Saudi sovereigns...
How Western politicians are playing into Islamic State's hands
In September, a photo of the lifeless body of toddler Aylan Kurdi face-down on a Turkish beach changed the way Europeans viewed the refugees...
