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‘Whataboutism,’ Is There Such a Thing?
If everyone is guilty of something, is no one guilty of anything? Morality doesn’t pick sides. It doesn’t care about borders, political ideologies, socio-economic stat

Nick Kossovan
How Ukraine conflict might affect the Middle East
John Mearsheimer, the founder of offensive realism — a subdivision of the neorealism/structural realism school of thought within international relations theory — argued

Dr. Diana Galeeva
Iraq should not be ignored amid world’s many crises
The world is today preoccupied with many dangerous global events. In particular, it is anxiously awaiting a resolution to the situation in Ukraine, with NATO, led by th

Dalia Al-Aqidi
The Kurds are serving as the world’s jailers
It was on March 23, 2019 that the last remnant of Islamic State (IS) territory, the village of Baghuz, Syria, fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It

Neville Teller
Holocaust: The Crime the World Ignored
It was 80 years ago. On a cold day of 20 January 1942, a group of fifteen representatives of Third Reich authorities and high functionaries of the SS convened for a mee

Marcin Czepelak
Will Biden be able to pursue his Middle East policies?
January marked the end of US President Joe Biden’s first year in office. The month’s events in the Middle East, such as Houthi strikes against the UAE and militia strik

Kerry Boyd Anderson
Coronavirus brain drain is a real concern
Issues related to the aftermath of COVID-19 are tricky because of the many variables determining the speed of the planet’s recovery from the pandemic. The unknowns surr

Dr. Theodore Karasik
Harnessing Foreign Policy for a New India
As India celebrates 75 years of independence and the Modi government completes eight years at the helm, the world is looking at the country of 1.4 billion anew as an em

Manish Chand
US Withdrawal: ISIS Resurgence is Just One Scenario out of Four
On December 29, 2021, only two days before the deadline for the US-led Global Coalition to withdraw its combat forces from Iraq, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi annou

Sardar Sattar
We all have a role in fighting this virus
It is lamentable that after two years we are still battling an insidious COVID-19 pandemic as the virus travels far and wide, constantly mutating, and wreaking havoc ac

Sara Al-Mulla
Water As an Asset Class Is Here
The technology and infrastructure for creating an integrated global market in water and water rights is advancing quickly, with promising new ventures entering the mark

Willem H. Buiter
Middle East in denial as solutions prove elusive
A spokesperson for the US-led international coalition against Daesh last week denied that there had been an attack on the Al-Tanf military base in Syria. Lt. Col. Joel

Dania Koleilat Khatib
No Troop Withdrawal: Increase U.S. Forces in Iraq
Afghanistan was not ready for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Now, minority groups there face extreme dangers, terrorism thrives, and many Afghans are experiencing displ

Adele Carter
Kurdistan is America’s Last, Best Hope in the Middle East
Two women stand on the edge of a cliff, garbed in shabby military-style clothing. Their captors are Turkish-backed militia forces deployed in Northern Syria. One woman

Ben Segall
Kurdistan spoke up on 25 September 2017
The current Middle East regimes were created after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the world war I, by the Allied power British, French, Italian, Russian and Associ

Amed Demirhan
Iraqi voters have a rare chance to weaken Tehran’s grip
Pity the Iraqi people. Once again they are being called upon to vote for representatives who will never represent them, and public servants who have only ever served th

Baria Alamuddin
It is time for a Gulf rapprochement with Iraq
Mazhar Mohammed Saleh, the finance consultant to the Iraqi prime minister, this month announced that Iraq is close to finishing its Kuwait reparation payments. With abo

Mohammed Abu Dalhoum
PKK and Its Systematic Child Soldier Recruitment
Thousands of children are reportedly serving as fighters in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) conflicts in Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. These bo

Michael Arizanti
Poland. Her middle name is History
WW2 started in Poland. Although this is common knowledge, a lot of people might be surprised to find out that the country was attacked not only by Germany. On 17 Septem

Karol NAWROCKI
China's Reaction to the US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has made a strategic decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan, after twenty years of military presence under the pretext of eliminating te

Mohamad Zreik

If everyone is guilty of something, is no one guilty of anything? Morality doesn’t pick sides. It doesn’t care about borders, political ideologies, socio-economic stat

John Mearsheimer, the founder of offensive realism — a subdivision of the neorealism/structural realism school of thought within international relations theory — argued

The world is today preoccupied with many dangerous global events. In particular, it is anxiously awaiting a resolution to the situation in Ukraine, with NATO, led by th

It was on March 23, 2019 that the last remnant of Islamic State (IS) territory, the village of Baghuz, Syria, fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It

It was 80 years ago. On a cold day of 20 January 1942, a group of fifteen representatives of Third Reich authorities and high functionaries of the SS convened for a mee

January marked the end of US President Joe Biden’s first year in office. The month’s events in the Middle East, such as Houthi strikes against the UAE and militia strik

Issues related to the aftermath of COVID-19 are tricky because of the many variables determining the speed of the planet’s recovery from the pandemic. The unknowns surr

As India celebrates 75 years of independence and the Modi government completes eight years at the helm, the world is looking at the country of 1.4 billion anew as an em

On December 29, 2021, only two days before the deadline for the US-led Global Coalition to withdraw its combat forces from Iraq, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi annou

It is lamentable that after two years we are still battling an insidious COVID-19 pandemic as the virus travels far and wide, constantly mutating, and wreaking havoc ac

The technology and infrastructure for creating an integrated global market in water and water rights is advancing quickly, with promising new ventures entering the mark

A spokesperson for the US-led international coalition against Daesh last week denied that there had been an attack on the Al-Tanf military base in Syria. Lt. Col. Joel

Afghanistan was not ready for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Now, minority groups there face extreme dangers, terrorism thrives, and many Afghans are experiencing displ

Two women stand on the edge of a cliff, garbed in shabby military-style clothing. Their captors are Turkish-backed militia forces deployed in Northern Syria. One woman

The current Middle East regimes were created after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the world war I, by the Allied power British, French, Italian, Russian and Associ

Pity the Iraqi people. Once again they are being called upon to vote for representatives who will never represent them, and public servants who have only ever served th

Mazhar Mohammed Saleh, the finance consultant to the Iraqi prime minister, this month announced that Iraq is close to finishing its Kuwait reparation payments. With abo

Thousands of children are reportedly serving as fighters in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) conflicts in Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. These bo

WW2 started in Poland. Although this is common knowledge, a lot of people might be surprised to find out that the country was attacked not only by Germany. On 17 Septem

US President Joe Biden has made a strategic decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan, after twenty years of military presence under the pretext of eliminating te

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‘Whataboutism,’ Is There Such a Thing?

How Ukraine conflict might affect the Middle East

Iraq should not be ignored amid world’s many crises

The Kurds are serving as the world’s jailers

Holocaust: The Crime the World Ignored

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