Old patterns of thinking remain, you see, and everyone wants a quick solution.
I dub the older generation the i-generation, i- for inertia as well as “me, myself and I”. The i-generation’s every action is driven by fear; fear of the country falling into a shambles or into the hands of the wrong people.
Turkey needs to develop a sustainable Syria strategy if it wants to deter any internal and external threats and be influential in Syria's future.
Despite some grandstanding by high-ranking politicians stating that Lebanese women should have full citizenship rights, these promises, needless to say, have so far come to nothing.
The author considers how education may impact on a society's growing propensity to resort to violence. This column responds to criticism of the school system in Morocco with some thoughts of its own about the role of English, the lingua franca of international communication.
The civil war in Syria has put great strains on the country's Kurdish population. The Syrian Kurds' most powerful politician, Saleh Muslim Mohammad, talks to Vicken Cheterian about their position and future.
In the face of disinformation, both Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood need to redeem the 'Islamist' brand as a whole and re-establish the distinction between a radical and moderate Islamist.
انقسمت الآراء في العالم العربي حول مفهوم المسؤولية عن الحماية الجديد، وتتسم عامة بالشك والريبة بسبب النظر الى ازدواجية المعايير الملحوظة لدى القوى العظمى، خاصة الولايات المتحدة. لربما أمم متحدة أكثر ديمقراطية قد تضمن تفوق سياسة الأخلاق على سياسة المصالح في تطبيق المسؤولية عن الحماية. English, Espa
Las opiniones sobre la región árabe están divididas con respecto a la Responsabilidad de Proteger (conocida como R2P por su nombre en inglés), aunque están marcadas por un profundo escepticismo basado en lo que se percibe como una doble moral de las grandes potencias, sobre todo Estados Unidos. So
Despite notes of caution and a lack of concrete offers, Presidents Obama and Rouhani set the stage for increased engagement at the UN last week. With calls for a WMD-free zone in the Middle East reaffirmed, Israel's game plan will be central.
