Militancy’s transitions and the changing mechanics of fear
By / Dr Syed Kaleem Imam A decade ago, the world braced for headline-grabbing attacks on airplanes, embassies, and business hubs. Today, mi ...
Now is the time to ‘reeducate’ Americans on Israel
by/ Ray Hanania For generations, through high-powered and unrivaled public relations spin, Israel has dominated how ...
Israel and Houthis: Cluster Missile Opens a New Front in the Regional Conflict
Aden – In an unprecedented escalation, Yemen’s Houthi movement has entered direct confrontation with Israel, launching a ballistic miss ...
Pope Leo’s first 100 days in office inspire hope
Pope Leo XIV, in his first 100 days in office, has restored stability to the papacy, calming nerves as he signals continuity with the pontificate o ...
Israeli Military Maneuvers in the Red Sea: Strategic Posturing or a Threat to Egypt’s Security?
Recent Israeli military movements in the Red Sea have sparked regional debate over their strategic intent and potential implications for Egypt&rsqu ...
Innovation key as world battles extreme heat
Aside from the bombs, the starvation and the disease, Palestinians struggling to survive in Gaza last week also had to handle 40 degrees Celsius-pl ...
Israel’s moral compass cannot be abandoned to extremist rhetoric
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s recent call to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state” was not an isolated remark but part of ...
Israel’s chokehold on US is beginning to loosen
Has Israel’s government finally gone too far? Ever since it was founded in 1948, Israel has engaged in violence against Palestinians and used ...
Recognition of Palestine: a strategic recalibration of the global conscience
As the world confronts the moral collapse unfolding in Gaza and the dangerous entrenchment of unilateralism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, th ...
Daily life in the West Bank is unraveling amid settler attacks, military raids and threatened annexation
There is a palpable stillness in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Streets that until recently were thronged with tourists and pilgrims are now largely empt ...
Placing nature-based solutions at the heart of climate action
Most climate policy discussions focus on reducing carbon emissions and adopting clean energy alternatives, often overlooking nature — an esse ...
The future path of Gulf-Iranian relations
Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries are pursuing a foreign policy that is focused on de-escalation across the Middle East ...
Indus Waters Treaty: Resisting the tide of unilateralism
For over six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has stood as a singular triumph of postcolonial diplomacy: proof that law can transcend enmity, ...
Five immutable steps to enduring AI adoption
The relentless drumbeat of artificial intelligence adoption echoes through the AI Workshops I run worldwide. Executives, envisioning a revolutionar ...
Humanitarian city’ and ‘voluntary migration’ are inhumane and involuntary
 The Oxford Dictionary defines “euphemism” as “a mild or indirect word or expression subs ...
A new national climate vision for Arab youth
For young people across the Arab world, the climate emergency is deeply alarming. In the cradle of civilization, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers ar ...
Biryani without borders: How one sublime dish unites regions and cultures
Few culinary moments are as evocative as lifting the lid off a pot of biryani. Steam rises in aromatic swirls, conjuring saffron, cardamom and clov ...
Pakistan and the tug of war in Syria
Just when Syria needed peace and stability to reconstruct a battered economy and devastated infrastructure, Israel bombed Damascus. The move surpri ...
Five immutable steps to enduring AI adoption
The relentless drumbeat of artificial intelligence adoption echoes through the AI Workshops I run worldwide. Executives, envisioning a revolutionar ...
Russia’s recognition of the Afghan Taliban government has important implications
This month, Russia accepted credentials from the ambassador appointed by the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan.  It’s pe ...