The region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.
detailsScience fiction has a warning about developing mind-reading technology without any proper framework for how to control it.
detailsA pointless, never-ending meeting is a great way to kill productivity in the workplace.
detailsUS President Donald Trumps campaign against leading Chinese technology companies is driven by legitimate concerns.
detailsA Spanish scientist records all his activities so he can learn how to live more effectively. But what do you gain from forensically tracking every part of your day?
detailsOne study suggests in low income areas, males have poorer mental health than women.
detailsThe outcome bias erodes your sense of risk and makes you blind to error, explaining everything from fatal plane crashes to the Columbia crash and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
detailsIraqi Shia have lost faith in their government because it has failed to meet their basic needs in any of these three categories. After the fall of Saddam Hussein and the rise of new governance models
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsNearly a decade after the Arab Spring fizzled, a new wave of protest has swept over the Middle East and North Africa. What is different this time, and will the protesters get what they want?
detailsThis week several states held off year elections. And, though it is easy to try to extrapolate these results into a national trend
detailsThe Red Sea has fast become the subject of new geopolitical intrigue, as unprecedented engagement between Gulf states and the Horn of Africa reframes politics, economics, and security astride one of the world’s most heavily trafficked waterways
detailsIt is tuk-tuk vs. Land Cruiser at the heart of Iraqs uprising — and the scrappy tuk-tuk, for now, is winning.
detailsUnrest is seemingly everywhere. We look at the some of the reasons for and responses to it in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Chile, Catalonia and Iraq
detailsMeasures against Arabs and Muslims mean they cannot share their insights on a region the West considers vital.
detailsTehran may be good at winning influence, but it is bad at ruling after that.
detailsIn the week since Turkey launched its forces invading Syria in order to establish a buffer or (safe zone), a lot has happened...
detailsThere are many reasons why even the oldest democracies, such as the US and the UK, are increasingly riven by tribal hatreds...
detailsMuddled governance, harsh crackdowns, and outside interference threaten to overturn the fragile freedom that Iraqis have won at great cost.
detailsMoscow and Riyadh agreed to disagree but it does not exclude their cooperation in areas of mutual interest
detailsRussia has warned it would prevent Turkey from attacking Syrian troops after the U.S. withdrew from a looming clash between rival ...
detailsThe best one could say about Americas abandonment of the Kurds is that they should have known we would sell them out eventually.
detailsArtificial 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...
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