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Poles apart: Should U.S., Australia weather extremes sound alarm bells?
A scene after snowfall in Virginia in January 2019, Photo Views and News If you are not surprised by the steep plunge in Chicago temperature, look at the sizzling heat in Australia. While much of North...Feb 2, 2019 1282 1 -
What does the U.S. policy of retreat from Syria mean for the Middle East?
President Donald Trump’s sudden withdrawal of American troops from Syria – a battlefield of ideologies, great power influence and sectarian strife – has re-ignited the debate on repercussions of U.S. use of force in the Middle...Dec 20, 2018 1269 0 -
Syrian journalist symbolizing hope for democracy silenced with bullets
As Syria crumbled with countless deaths and destruction, Raed Fares, one of the few remaining figures of the 2011 Syrian movement for democracy, survived several attempts on his life to live as a symbol of resistance...Nov 26, 2018 5353 0 -
Why states fail to understand the tribes
A woman is traveling with her camel in Baluchistan , Pakistan, Image Credit: Tariqsulemani//Wikimedia Commons I have been fascinated by the relationship between Muslim tribal societies living on the peripheries of modern states and central governments....Nov 10, 2018 1660 1 -
Democrats eye control of Capitol Hill in Tuesday’s midterm verdict on Trump
A series of analyses and polls on the eve of one of the most hotly contested midterm elections reveal that a Democratic control of the House looks within grasp in Tuesday’s ballot, declared by President Donald...Nov 6, 2018 804 0 -
Two million Yemeni mothers could face death as famine fears, war multiply miseries
Yemen is reeling from both famine and war with children dying of hunger and families facing the worst ever shortage of food. The aid agencies have been unable to reach all starving communities in the war...Nov 1, 2018 1053 0 -
Jamal Khashoggi and the quest for democracy in the Middle East
Nearly three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed a string of questions to Riyadh as he confirmed the killing of the journalist and demanded that suspects...Oct 23, 2018 915 0 -
How can U.S., Pakistan make their unequal relationship work?
The complexity of U.S.- Pakistan relations and fears of yet another estrangement between the previously two close allies gained fresh spotlight this week with a series of discussions between some top experts. “Pathways to Change: Pakistan...Oct 18, 2018 1712 1 -
U.S. relations with the Muslim world and the Jamal Khashoggi case
With the news that Riyadh is likely to admit that the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died accidentally during interrogation gone wrong, the United States is facing a huge foreign policy test. President Donald Trump’s predecessors,...Oct 16, 2018 913 0 -
A greeting in Arabic and ‘First Baby’ connect a divided world
This year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York was marked by several “firsts”, distinguishing it from some of the previous annual sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. New Zealand’s “First...Oct 13, 2018 980 0