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Putin in the Gulf: Working with the Saudis on arms, oil and Syria

Moscow and Riyadh agreed to disagree but it does not exclude their cooperation in areas of mutual interest

Russia Will Not Allow Turkey to Attack Syria, Sends in Troops to Front Lines

Russia has warned it would prevent Turkey from attacking Syrian troops after the U.S. withdrew from a looming clash between rival ...

Will Libra Be Stillborn?

Where the problem for economies and financial services is lack of competition, residents of developing countries need to look to their own regulators and politicians...

How the world came to run on coffee

Coffee was once a little-known delicacy used to aid religious rituals.

ISIS Is Gloating

The best one could say about Americas abandonment of the Kurds is that they should have known we would sell them out eventually.

The Coming AI Spring

Artificial intelligence can generate tremendous value for us all, if policymakers and businesses act swiftly and smartly to capture its full benefits and mitigate the inevitable risks...

Calling a Halt to Turkeys Offensive in North-eastern Syria

Turkeys incursion into north-eastern Syria threatens to reduce a region of relative calm to hotly contested terrain: it could meet determined resistance, cause mass displacement and revive ISIS. Washington should urgently press Ankara to stop the offensiv

Iraq, China launch oil for reconstruction agreement

Baghdad has forged a 20-year deal to supply Beijing with oil in exchange for Chinese investments in projects to repair Iraqs war-damaged infrastructure.

Preventing Digital Feudalism

By exploiting technologies that were originally developed by the public sector, digital platform companies have acquired a market position that allows them to extract massive....

Democracy on a Knife-Edge

The failure to protect minority rights is a readily understood consequence of the political logic behind the emergence of democracy.

No Country for Poor Men: How Lebanon’s Debt Has Exacerbated Inequality

After Lebanons civil war ended in 1990, it began rapidly expanding the public debt. This debt has exacerbated widening socioeconomic inequalities, now threatening the countrys stability.

America’s Love – Hate Relationship with Turkey

Americas On-Off relationship with Turkey once again took a 180 degree turn as President Trump moved several dozen US Special Forces from the Turkish

Putin in the Gulf: Working with the Saudis on arms, oil and Syria

Moscow and Riyadh agreed to disagree but it does not exclude their cooperation in areas of mutual interest

News

America’s Love – Hate Relationship with Turkey

2019-10-13
Americas On-Off relationship with Turkey once again took a 180 degree turn as President Trump moved several dozen US Special ...

Baghdad protests: At least 10 dead and more than 200 injured as riot police open fire

2019-10-02
Thousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services ...

Dozens arrested in anti-Sisi protests across Egypt

2019-09-23
Rights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces ...

Economy

Will Libra Be Stillborn?

2019-10-16
Where the problem for economies and financial services is lack of competition, residents of developing countries need to look to ...

Iraq, China launch oil for reconstruction agreement

2019-10-14
Baghdad has forged a 20-year deal to supply Beijing with oil in exchange for Chinese investments in projects to repair ...

The Global Retreat of Free Trade

2019-09-30
At last months G7 summit in Biarritz, leaders again paid lip service to reforming the World Trade Organization. But, given ...

Politics

India’s Democratic Dictatorship

2019-09-24
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indias character is being transformed by a government with no regard for institutions ...

Turkey on a Tightrope

2019-09-22
Ankara is dealing with the United States and Russia, but what is defining this treacherous triangle? ...

Operating in the ‘Gray Zone’ to Counter Iran

2019-09-22
The best way to counter Irans asymmetric strategy in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere is a U.S. gray zone strategy ...

Articles

Putin in the Gulf: Working with the Saudis on arms, oil and Syria

2019-10-16
Moscow and Riyadh agreed to disagree but it does not exclude their cooperation in areas of mutual interest ...

Russia Will Not Allow Turkey to Attack Syria, Sends in Troops to Front Lines

2019-10-16
Russia has warned it would prevent Turkey from attacking Syrian troops after the U.S. withdrew from a looming clash between ...

ISIS Is Gloating

2019-10-15
The best one could say about Americas abandonment of the Kurds is that they should have known we would sell ...

Human Rights

Calling a Halt to Turkeys Offensive in North-eastern Syria

2019-10-14
Turkeys incursion into north-eastern Syria threatens to reduce a region of relative calm to hotly contested terrain: it could meet ...

No Country for Poor Men: How Lebanon’s Debt Has Exacerbated Inequality

2019-10-13
After Lebanons civil war ended in 1990, it began rapidly expanding the public debt. This debt has exacerbated widening socioeconomic ...

Iraq Is Currently Being Shaken by Violent Protests

2019-10-08
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa ...

Religion

Islamophobia Embraced As Anti-Globalization Tool – OpEd

2019-08-26
Nationalist populists rely on fake news, special interests and us-versus them narratives – targeting Muslims as scapegoats and ignoring larger ...