Both the Syrian regime and the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen aim to bury the aspirations of the Arab Spring
The revolutionary process is bound to continue for decades to come
Interview on the Arab Uprising and the rise of the Islamic State
Itās been five years since the start of the Tunisian uprising. What was won ā and what remains ā in the Arab Spring?
On Monday, Obama touted the gains of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq and Syria while offering an implicit rebuke of Middle East allies
Debate on the Obama administration’s ‘orderly transition’ policy any better, and could it form the basis of a settlement acceptable to all sides in the Syria war?
The discourse of war is already upon us. But it must be resisted
What Putin is doing now with this show of force is saying to the world: āWe Russians also have an advanced weaponry, we can also deliver, and actually we are a more reliable ally than the USā
Christian liberation theology and Islamic fundamentalism both protest and contest social and political conditions in their host societies. But they donāt want the same changes
Has US power in the Middle East weakened and is this responsible for an increase in violence?
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