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Published in: HomeThe Saudi-Syria-Iran-Israel-Palestine nexusThe toxins of the Israel-Palestine conflict continue to spill into a region that with difficulty and with setbacks...
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Published in: HomeSyria, morality and geopolitics
An accurate reading of the Syrian crisis must take into account the political interests and motives of leading...
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Published in: HomeSaudi Arabia and Syria: logic of dictators
Saudi Arabia's support for the armed opposition in Syria reflects the way that the Arab spring is now hostage to...
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Published in: HomeSyria, and the cost of failure
The Syrian regime's violent repression persists, in a context of regional rivalries that fuel the country's...
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Published in: HomeIslamists bring religion down to earth: the end of religious idealism
The movement was in disarray until the historical revolution offered it a second life - a revolution that they did...
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Published in: HomeWomen, democracy and dictatorshipIn the early and middle decades of the twentieth century it was always Middle Eastern dictators who embarked on...
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Published in: HomePost-BICI Bahrain: between reform and stagnationAs the first anniversary of the February 14 uprising approaches, the regime and the country at large find themselves...
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Published in: HomeSanctioning Iranian oil
With increasing geopolitical instability in oil producing states and the barriers that stand in the way of reaching...
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Published in: HomeCounter-balancing Saudi Arabia: why the US should not abandon Bahrain’s reformists
Rather than calling upon the United States and other western powers to abandon the Bahraini leadership at this time,...
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Published in: HomeThe quiet war in Saudi Arabia
There are good reasons not only for the media, but for western governments to begin taking an active interest in the...
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Published in: 50.50The Saudi response to the ‘Arab spring’: containment and co-optionSaudi Arabia’s response to the ‘Arab spring’ has been an attempt to co-opt movements for change in a bid to maintain...
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Published in: HomeHolding on to the status quo, Gulf States seek political unity
If the Gulf Cooperation Council wanted to support democracy and stability, they would have invested in Tunisia and...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab revolution: tensions and challenges
The second year of the Arab uprisings opens a complex period in which the potential of the Arab world to move...
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Published in: HomeWars of Decline: Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya
This article assesses the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya in terms of their legality, their consequences -...
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Published in: HomeThe Middle East on the brink: an urgent appeal for common sense
This is an appeal to the global citizenry to wake up to the dire situation unfolding before our eyes and to raise...
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Published in: HomeA dangerous transition in the 'greater Middle East'
Revolutions have overthrown post-colonial regimes throughout the Middle East and north Africa, but the region is...
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Published in: HomeIs the GCC deal democracy for Yemen?
The GCC deal presents possibly the most realistic short term resolution to the Yemeni quagmire. It lessens the...
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Published in: openSecurityIran's message in a bottle
Allegations of an Iranian assassination attempt to be carried out in Washington has prompted diverse responses and...
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Published in: openSecurityThe United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal division
The United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab 1989 revisited
The establishment and deepening of a democratic culture is a long-term project and is intergenerational. As...
