Jordan Drops the Hammer on the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood and all its activities are banned.” With that declaration, Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Farayya broke with dec ...
World leaders sadly ignored Pope Francis’ pleas
Pope Francis was the first pontiff to come to the Arabian Gulf. During his historic visit in February 2019, he held a Mass in Abu Dhabi before tens ...
Who could be the next pope? Some possible candidates
An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed front-runner ahead of the conclave, the closed-door gathering of cardi ...
Israeli army is more divided than ever
If ever there has been a national institution that is revered in Israel and has the power to unite the country, at least its Jewish population, it ...
Time for the Gulf to let the train take the strain
By/  Ross Anderson Some decades ago, in a previous existence, I was required to make regular trips from my newspaper’s head ...
The limits of AI in the delicate art of diplomacy
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Can Europe still rely on Washington’s friendship?
Sometimes in life, your enemies know you better than your friends. We tend to take our friends for granted while we know we must stay alert to our ...
NASA at "Crossroads": Mars, the moon, and the forces shaping America's future space policy
Navigating the difficult terrain of space is NASA’s domain, and the storied agency is no stranger to embracing challenges in the final fronti ...
With Trump calling the tune, will Netanyahu face the music?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington was no ordinary trip. The consensus among Israeli analysts, barring a ...
Israel’s democratic gatekeepers hit back against Netanyahu’s assaults
Only in recent years has it been allowed for the full name of the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, to be in the public do ...
What are US troops doing in the Middle East and where are they?
The United States and Iran are set for talks this weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump reiterated this week threats of military action against ...
The UN in Gaza: When an institution becomes useless
The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza has once again exposed the UN as a paralyzed, ineffective institution incapable of upholding its own charter, let a ...
How the US has squandered its soft power
For decades, as a triumphant Second World War power and the wealthiest among nations, the US created a semblance of equilibrium between its soft an ...
Netanyahu’s jets or Ortagus’ conditions
When US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus was born on July 10, 1982, the scene was as follows: Gen. Ariel Sharon’s tank ...
Is a nuclear weapon a serious option for Iran?
  The deadline set last week by US President Donald Trump for the Iranian government to engage in negotiations with Washington regardi ...
How the ‘world order’ changes
After the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 and almost a year before the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991, US President George H.W. Bush pro ...
Palestinians need a political reset
There is absolutely no doubt that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has exploited the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorism to advance his long-term agend ...
International Day of Zero Waste: turning waste into opportunities
For the third consecutive year, the world is observing International Day of Zero Waste, marked annually on March 30. This year’s day, ...
Having been caught napping, will Europe wake up in time?
The last few weeks may be a very short time to judge, but the Europeans are waking up to their worst nightmare: one that means they must be self-su ...
Us, the United States and the future
A witty Arab artist, when asked, “What message would you like to send to future Arab generations?” ironically replied: “I’d ...
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