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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationAmérica Crece: Cooperation for development or geopolitical competition?Comparatively little-known but gaining momentum, the North American initiative for Latin America "América Crece"...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe clash of capitalisms?We're constantly told that state capitalism is back. But these narratives are far from innocent.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Iran that is accepted in SyriaIt is clear that there is consensus among the parties to the Syrian conflict to end or reduce the growing role of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraq and Syria: of memory and mapsThe interests of outsiders, not those of the battered, bloodied and belittled peoples of Iraq and Syria, drive this...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt’s about time we all admit that Putin has prevailed in SyriaThe end game is clear: Assad, Russia and Iran will emerge victorious.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe possible devastating outcome of a Kurdish referendumAn attempt to establish a Kurdish state including Kirkuk is likely to result in a truncated and economically...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace to the sea: Qatar and the balance of power in the Middle EastIf the Qatari crisis is not managed rationally, then it is likely to compound the present risks in the regional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar crisis: a broader consolidation of powerDespite the real tension and rivalries, there is far more that unites Qatar and surrounding countries than what...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon in the eye of the regional stormHizbollah’s proven armed capability in Syria, Israel’s perceived political defeat in 2006, coupled with a possible...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle EastMilitarising the region further and taking sides in a recently concocted sectarian conflict will likely end in tears.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe weakening of Egypt’s regional roleAs time passes, pressure on the regime will mount and a choice will have to be made between a domestic crisis, loss...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow to lose the next war in the Middle East: the short answer, fight it!It’s hardly a brilliant observation to point out that, more than 15 years after the "global war on terror", the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe world’s last colony: Morocco continues occupation of Western Sahara, in defiance of UNSome claim that the admission of Morocco will now resolve the question of Western Sahara’s occupation but in fact...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe US cannot win the Middle East: six reasons whyThe United States has yet again attempted to resolve issues in the Middle East. This time it is by firing missiles...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraqi Kurdistan: from democratic consensus to de facto autocracyDue to the war with ISIL and international support, the Kurdistan region is currently run by an autocratic...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe making of the modern Kurdish Middle EastRather than a unified Kurdistan across borders, a single ethnic group with multiple sovereign territories is more...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe changing security dynamic in the Red SeaThe expected transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir islands is revealing a number of regional dynamics between Egypt,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPopulism, terrorism, and the crisis in western democracies: an interview with Iran’s former presidentAbolhassan Banisadr, Iran's first post-revolutionary president, discusses neo-liberalism, the crisis in western...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill the re-launch of the Mosul battle by the Iraqi PM reverse Trump’s hostile stance?The highly unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections sent shock waves across the world,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMarine Le Pen in Lebanon: mission accomplished?Where to start in discussing Marine Le Pen’s visit to Lebanon? The French “Trump without the crazy” got her first...
