The rise of protectionism and anti-immigrant sentiment in Britain, America, and Europe is widely believed to reflect stagnant incomes, widening inequality, structural unemployment, and even excessive monetary easing
detailsOne Christian woman fled Mosul after ISIS gave her a choice: convert or die
detailsBut the defeat of the jihadist group in the real world might revive realism among Sunnis
detailsWe now confront an education crisis that threatens to leave a lost generation of young people without any hope for a better future
detailsThe international community undoubtedly has a central role to play in supporting social and economic reform in the middle east
detailsThe carnage in Yemen is at last attracting the world’s attention
detailsThe reactionary parochialism embraced by many voters in recent years has shaken political establishments and roiled markets. They needed it, but can policymakers build on recent signs of buyers’ remorse?
detailsThe Platform for Education in Emergencies Response will connect college-ready Syrian refugees with refugee-ready colleges
detailsTo ensure the future prosperity of the Middle East, its governments and citizens must ask themselves if new technologies are being designed and adapted to meet real social needs
detailsModern economies would not be possible without widespread literacy and numeracy
detailsAmerica’s ceasefire deal with Russia never stood a chance
detailsThe jump in household income merely helps to make up for lost ground
detailsThis is what the Saudis have done with Wahhabism. The oil money has enabled them to spread this fanatical, destructive form of Islam all over the Muslim world and among Muslims in the west
detailsA showdown on ground so symbolic to Islamists might actually play in favor of those opposed to the vision espoused by radical Islamists
detailsIn the political world, the answer is quite a lot. On the left and right – few mainstream leaders are having such a good year
detailsIn Kirkuk, the extremist group's defeat risks rekindling old ethnic and religious conflicts unless cooler heads prevail
detailsGDP has hardly grown in the last four years, and GDP per capita is still less than it was in 2007
detailsEvery aspect of globalization – free trade, free movement of capital, and international migration – is under attack
detailsA rise in divorces is blamed on Islamism, poverty and Turkish soap operas
detailsThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the lynchpin issue that will determine whether the region’s future will be one of peace and prosperity
detailsToday’s invisible victims are refugee children holed up in tents, shacks, and hovels who will never enjoy a first day at school
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