The political future of the region is unclear, because it depends on the evolution of different political systems. What degree of secularisation/Islamism will these societies allow?
In the round of 'royal musical chairs' that played out two months ago, the Sudairi branch of the royal family consolidated its grip on power at the expense of those loyal to the late King Abdullah.
It seems that the accusations of hypocrisy towards western actors, often heard in the Arab world, are not completely wrong.
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East.
On the eighth anniversary of her death, we remember the legacy of Iraq's uncrowned queen of poetry, Nazik Al-Mala'ika.
Les faits en Syrie et en Libye suggèrent que les liens entre la CPI et la R2P ne sont pas toujours au profit de tous. Une contribution au débat d’openGlobalRights sur la CPI. English, العربية
Evidence from Syria and Libya suggests that linkages between the ICC and R2P are not always win-win. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the ICC. Français, العربية
أدلة من سوريا وليبيا تشير إلى أن الروابط بين المحكمة الجنائية الدولية ومبدأ "مسؤوولية الحماية" ليست مربحة دائماً للجانبين. مساهَمة في الجدل المطروح في أوبن ﭽلوبال رايتس حول المحكمة الجنائية الدولية ICC. English, Français
The Egyptian state has fallen prey to the internal struggles of its security apparatus. Repression has become an end in itself rather than a tool for maintaining the regime’s stability.
A future independent Kurdish state faces many political, economic, and administrative challenges, but its success could be a game-changer in the Middle East.
Armstrong’s encounter with the Middle East was a reflection of the wider socio-political disease of denial and scapegoating in the region—one that just festers with time.
Syrian Kurds have won a strategic victory in Tel Abyad, uniting two of their self-run cantons and putting ISIS on the back foot.
