Drugs and Politics Keep Syrian Exports Out of Iraq By Haid Haid - Mar 24, 2023
Syrian freight trucks containing everything from food to clothes destined for Iraq are languishing at Al Qaim border crossing despite a deal having been reached to settle a… Continue readingDrugs and Politics Keep Syrian Exports Out of Iraq
AI Grows More Powerful While We Become More Predictable By Joseph Dana - Mar 23, 2023
With any groundbreaking new technology, the pace of adoption climbs quickly. Over the past two decades, new platforms and tools, from the iPhone to TikTok,… Continue readingAI Grows More Powerful While We Become More Predictable
Iran-Saudi deal showcases Xi’s alternative world order By Yun Sun - Mar 22, 2023
Diplomats and analysts around the world are still trying to decipher China’s stunning diplomatic coup in brokering a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Other than the emergence of China with… Continue readingIran-Saudi deal showcases Xi’s alternative world order
The Quest for Green Air Travel By Robin Mills - Mar 19, 2023
An airliner over Dubai’s coast, a single-engine helicopter, and a Japan-Abu Dhabi flight: sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has proven capable of powering air travel. But… Continue readingThe Quest for Green Air Travel
Food Insecurity Looms After Turkey’s Earthquakes By Alexandra de Cramer - Mar 17, 2023
Turkey’s economy was weak well before February’s devastating earthquakes, but damages to the country’s agricultural sector, one of its most important industries, could push Turkey over… Continue readingFood Insecurity Looms After Turkey’s Earthquakes
Russia Returns to the Graveyard of Empires By Nikola Mikovic - Mar 17, 2023
Even as Russia struggles to achieve military and political success in Ukraine, its leaders have turned their attention to another regional objective: restarting business in the “graveyard of empires.”… Continue readingRussia Returns to the Graveyard of Empires
China Brings Saudi Arabia and Iran Together – Pushes America Out By Faisal Al Yafai - Mar 17, 2023
In diplomatic terms, the optics were shocking. Here were representatives from Saudi Arabia and Iran smiling and holding hands in a foreign capital as they announced the restoration of diplomatic… Continue readingChina Brings Saudi Arabia and Iran Together – Pushes America Out
With Russia in Their Sights, Chechens Depart Syria for Ukraine By Haid Haid - Mar 13, 2023
When Syrian mercenaries first began appearing a few years ago in other conflicts, such as in Libya and Azerbaijan, analysts wondered whether the fighters might eventually… Continue readingWith Russia in Their Sights, Chechens Depart Syria for Ukraine
Israel’s Thin Democratic Veneer Begins to Slip By Joseph Dana - Mar 10, 2023
Cracks are starting to appear in Israel’s robust public relations strategy. It has taken decades for the Israeli government to convince supportive governments in the… Continue readingIsrael’s Thin Democratic Veneer Begins to Slip
Biden’s Diplomacy Without Deadlines Erodes US-Gulf Alliance By Hussain Abdul-Hussain - Mar 8, 2023
As US and Gulf Cooperation Council officials huddled in mid-February to discuss military coordination that could counter Iran’s destabilizing activity in the region, an explosive Iranian drone slammed into an… Continue readingBiden’s Diplomacy Without Deadlines Erodes US-Gulf Alliance
UK Should Look East for Radical Health Care Solutions By Jonathan Gornall - Mar 6, 2023
On May 24, 1948, my maternal grandfather, Herbert Johnson, died suddenly in bed, the victim of a cardiac arrest. He was just 50 years old.… Continue readingUK Should Look East for Radical Health Care Solutions
Egypt’s Road to Damascus and the Dangers of a Frozen Ukraine War By Faisal Al Yafai - Mar 4, 2023
The gentle footsteps of normalization with the Assad regime have become considerably faster since the devastating earthquakes at the start of this month. Bashar Al… Continue readingEgypt’s Road to Damascus and the Dangers of a Frozen Ukraine War
Negligence and Sorrow in Turkey’s Rubble By Alexandra de Cramer - Mar 2, 2023
Three weeks have passed since the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey, demolishing 10 municipalities and killing more than 44,000. One in every seven people in… Continue readingNegligence and Sorrow in Turkey’s Rubble
Ukraine Plots Victory Across a Complex Battlefield By Neil Hauer - Feb 27, 2023
Kyiv – One year ago, the world for Ukraine turned upside down. It was around 5 a.m. on February 24, 2022, when we heard the first Russian cruise missiles… Continue readingUkraine Plots Victory Across a Complex Battlefield
All Style, No Substance for Iran in China By Yun Sun - Feb 26, 2023
When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Beijing for a three-day state visit last week, most headlines focused on prospects for reviving the Iran nuclear deal – known officially… Continue readingAll Style, No Substance for Iran in China