The Israeli-Palestinian ‘Battle for Peace’ Continues
by Avraham Spraragen A campaign poster for Benny Gantz at the Tel Aviv HaShalom Station and Azrielli Center. Source: David King, Flickr Despite the unprecedented double set ...more
The Case for Systems Engineering in GCC Healthcare Policy
by Abdullah Alibrahim Close up of an EKG monitor in ICU room, May 2019. Source: Healthcare IT News In May of 2014, President Barack Obama received a ...more
Trump’s Anti-Politics and the Assassination of Iran’s (now) Eternal General Soleimani
by Ghoncheh Tazmini Iraqi militiamen march and chant anti-US slogans while carrying a picture of Qassem Soleimani, left and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, with Arabic that reads ...more
Seeing the Political in Baghdad’s Shopping Malls
by Omar Sirri A night out at Babylon Mall, Mansour District, Baghdad. January 2018. Photo: Omar Sirri I could barely hear Abu Abdallah over the generator ...more
Iran in Iraq: Soft Power after Soleimani
by Jessica Watkins Qassem Soleimani receiving the Iran's highest military honour, the Order of Zolfaghar, from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, March 2019. Source: Prachatai, Flickr Iran ...more
Away with the System: The Arab Spring Soldiers on
by Tom Ready Street art in Shoreditch, London, depicting the iconic photo of Sudan's Alaa Salah. Source: Duncan C, Flickr A new wave of popular unrest ...more
Middle East Banks Neglect Human Rights Implications of their Business Practices
by Ramy Abdu French bank BNP Paribas faces as ongoing lawsuit for its alleged role in financing Omar al-Bashir's regime in Sudan. Source: BNP Paribas Money ...more
Balancing Adversaries: Russian Policy in the Gulf and the Role of Russian Muslims
by Diana Galeeva Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, November 2018. Source: Maxim A. Suchkov (@MSuchkov_ALM), Twitter Under Putin’s leadership, Russia ...more
Lebanon's Collective Action Problem
by Moussa Saab Fireworks over the Beirut protests in November 2019. Source: Moussa Saab A game theoretical approach can explain the post-civil war equilibrium in Lebanon ...more
Popular Protests in Iraq: The Terminal Crisis of the Post-Saddam State?
by Deepika Saraswat Iraqis sit on top of Baghdad's abandoned 'Turkish Restaurant', a focal point of the protests, November 2019. Source: Hassan Majed, CC The most recent ...more
