The Middle East: Barrelling towards a Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles Arms Race
The Middle East is barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race.
A Survey of Arab Youth highlights Gaps between Policies and Aspirations
Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth concerns about their future suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods, explain autocratic efforts to…
Secret Israel-Saudi Relations Date Back As Far As 25 Years
Barak Ravid claims to have conducted interviews with 20 prominent Gulf officials with knowledge of secret relations with Israel.
Yemen and the Pope
For once the description “historic” was no exaggeration when, on 3 February 2019, Pope Francis I stepped foot on the Arabian peninsula. This was the first time, since the establishment…
Saudi’s Long History of Abductions
Riyadh has repeatedly been accused of kidnapping and sending dissidents back to the Gulf kingdom, accusations it denies. Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday to…
Canada– Saudi Arabia: Questions about Saudi Concept of Sovereignty
The failure of Western allies to rally around Canada in its dispute with Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom into a false belief that economic sanctions will shield it from, if not…
Chart Explains the Entire World Economy
A map by HowMuch.net provides a perspective of the worldwide economy. The map represents each country relative to the size of its nominal gross domestic product. The higher the percentage…
Crisis in the Gulf: Escalation or Negotiation?
Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to the country’s military base in the Middle East. Certain to stiffen Qatar’s…
Blasphemy and Terrorism: Catchall Phrases to Repress Dissent
Blasphemy has joined terrorism as a catchall phrase to intimidate, incarcerate and kill critics and political opponents as well as stifle unfettered debate and settle scores.
Defeating ISIS: A War Mired in Contradictions
The pitfalls are complex and multiple. They range from differences within the 68-member, anti-Islamic State (IS) alliance over what constitutes terrorism to diverging political priorities to varying degrees of willingness…