The Iranian–Saudi Hegemonic Rivalry

2017-10-28

At the core of the rivalry stand maximalist positions taken by both sides that are hardly reconcilable with each other

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Trump Versus Washington, Again

2017-10-14

Corker worked with Nancy Pelosi and the Obama administration to pave the way for that legislation and basically rolled out the red carpet for the Iran deal

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The Two Backlashes against Globalization

2017-10-12

Nowadays globalization is inescapable

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Iran’s Kurds are growing restless, too

2017-10-04

A referendum held by Iraqi Kurds is revving up their Iranian cousins

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Independence movements in Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan face the point of no return

2017-09-23

In both cases most outsiders would prefer these votes were not happening at all

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Bahrain and Israel, a friendship rising in a sea of hostility

2017-09-23

Bahrain is making overtures to Israel that hint at the wish to normalize relations. Not everyone in the tiny Gulf kingdom is happy

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Is Violence the Way to Fight Racism?

2017-09-19

Antifa activists who see violence as the answer to the far right draw parallels with the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s

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Iraqi Kurds opposing independence vote face threats, mistrust

2017-09-11

Most Iraqi Kurds aspire to their own state, but No For Now campaigners see vote as political gamble to benefit presidency

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How Israel Won the War and Defeated the Palestinian Dream

2017-08-30

Efforts have already collided with the realities on the ground a hawkish government in Jerusalem and a divided, unpopular Palestinian leadership

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Why do nations collapse?

2017-08-15

The collapse starts when the individual or the society will be unresponsive and will not be practically affected by its results

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