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The Graveyard of Empires: The US Collapse shows the Rottenness of the American Security Elite
BY SIDNEY PYCROFT President Biden, seen here in Geneva in June 2021, has received criticism for the manner of the US troop withdrawal...
Afghanistan: The Stain on Biden and Johnson's Reputation
BY SCOTT CRESSWELL President Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, seen at the G7 in June have taken criticism for the chaos in...
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Afghans Suffer Taliban Rule Again 20 Years On
By JHANVI MEHTA Predictably, the rapid unravelling of Afghanistan has created reverberations regarding American credibility, as they and...
History repeats as a resurgent Taliban take power
BY TOM RUGMAN The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, initiating mass panic at Kabul Airport. The events that...
Lebanon’s Governance Crisis: What Lies Ahead for the Future?
By JHANVI MEHTA Lebanese politics has been marred with dysfunction and corruption in recent years. This raises the question of if Lebanon...
Can Biden wean the US off its Middle East Addiction?
by ARTHUR KLEINMAN Following decades of borderline compulsive meddling in the politics of the Middle East, a series of foreign policy...
Biden's Role in the Future of Yemen
By LILY MECKEL War in Yemen has ravaged the country since 2014. What was initially a fight between the Houthi movement, with support from...
Will Israel’s Fourth Consecutive Election bring down Benjamin Netanyahu?
By ARTHUR KLEINMAN Last July, I published an article on this site arguing that it was too early to bet against Israel's ever...
Women's Right in the Middle East: Progress or Regress?
As featured in Edition 37, available here. By OPHELIA MERALI Women’s rights in the Middle East are embedded in a rich history of...
Modernity against Tradition in Saudi Arabia: The Case of Neom
As featured in Edition 37, available here. By REMI TROVO In order to modernise the country and diversify its economy, the Saudi Arabian...
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