From Revolution to Reform: 40 Years after Khomeini's Triumphant Return to Iran
by Marc Martorell Junyent A wall painting of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. Source: Felix van de Gein, Flickr Major historical events are very often unexpected. The ...more
Khashoggi and Ben Barka: Victims of Rogue Leaders or Rogue Systems?
by Nael Shama Photo of Brasserie Lipp, with a plaque remembering Mehdi Ben Barka's disappearance. Ben Barka, a famous Moroccan opposition leader, was abducted and ...more
The Upcoming Iranian–American Confrontation in Iraq
by Diyari Salih US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif with their negotiating teams in Lausanne, 2015. Source: US Department of ...more
Nudges: What can Healthcare in the MENA Region learn from Behavioural Economics?
by Zeina Siam Families wait to see a nurse to vaccinate their children at the Howard Karagheusian primary health care centre in Beirut, Lebanon. Source: ...more
Icons of the Nation: The Military Factor in the UAE’s Nation-Building
by Eleonora Ardemagni Wahat Al Karama, or the 'Oasis of Dignity', the memorial site dedicated to honouring fallen Emirati soldiers being opened in 2016. Source: ...more
The Bishop and the Prime Minister: Mediating Conflict in the Nineveh Plains
by Mac Skelton and Karam Bahnam Church in Qaraqosh, Iraq. Photo credit: Evan Sami Situated 30 kilometres from the centre of Mosul city, many Iraqi Christians consider Qaraqosh ...more
What to expect from the Post-Pan-Arab Media
by Jessica Watkins The Al-Jazeera broadcast centre in Doha, Qatar. Source: Al-Jazeera, Flickr A few weeks ago, the Saudi founder and Chairman of the media giant ...more
‘Want-Avoid’: Rentier Mentality in Perspective
by Geoffrey Martin Office buildings in Kuwait City. Source: Construction Week Online One of the most serious challenges for Kuwait’s ‘Vision 2035’ series of economic reforms is ...more
Kuwait’s Hundred Million Dollar Supply Management Opportunity
by Yousef Abdulsalam Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait's newest medical facility that was opened with great fanfare in November 2018. Source: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works The ...more
Internal Divisions within the Popular Mobilisation Forces: The Case of the Abbas Combat Division
by Hayder al-Khafaji The insignia of the Abbas Combat Division, on the move in Iraq in late 2018. Source: فرقة العباس القتالية, Facebook The Abbas Combat ...more
