Tillerson achieves diplomatic breakthrough
The visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to inaugurate the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council was not only a breakthrough...
Iran’s growing arsenal of missiles a threat to region
While much of the international community has been focusing on maintaining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, Iran’s latest acceleration of...
In Riyadh, it’s the G20 vs. COVID-19
The extraordinary “virtual” G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Thursday will probably be the most significant since the group was founded in 1999....
Understanding Israel's new – and nameless – intifada
Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss about what to call this amorphous,...
Could Germany's attempt to ban neo-Nazis backfire?
At the end of January, Germany's neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD) introduced a bill in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's parliament to fine or throw in prison...
Willing to pay the ultimate price to protect animals
Protecting the environment can be deadly.
At least two defenders fighting against environmental destruction around the world were killed each week last year.
Many more people...
UAE flag a symbol of unity for all residents
'Raise it up high ... keep it high'. And high is where the UAE flag remains in the hearts of thousands of its residents....
Super Tuesday victories are nice, but Trump was already a 'winner'
"We have expanded the Republican Party," Donald Trump declared in Palm Beach, Florida, as he discussed his Super Tuesday primary wins. "We are going...
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...
How Trump reflects America's obsession with 'winners' and 'losers' – by Neal Gabler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWd71frxhY
One surprising film that captured the national zeitgeist recently was a sly thriller called "The Gift." It burrows into the national psyche to address...
