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Environmental Peacebuilding Researchers Receive Prestigious Al-Moumin Award
Shared environmental interests and cooperative action can be used to build trust, establish shared identities, and transform conflict into peace. Fifteen years ago, Ken...
Europe’s youngest country turns 10 next month. Can it turn itself around?
As Kosovo gets ready to celebrate a decade’s worth of independence this February, signs don’t suggest that it has much to cheer about. GDP...
The Crisis of Democracy: What’s next?
The information war that has been unfolding in the world seems to be hopelessly mired in fakes and lies, and, most importantly, it does...
Moderating Saudi Islam: Government proposes tightening fundraising rules
A Saudi draft law could constitute a first indication that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return the kingdom to a moderate form...
Iraq’s Oil and Gas Sector: A Wise Action is Required
Iraq is the third-largest oil producer in OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) after Saudi Arabia and Iran, also holds the World’s fifth-largest...
European Elections to Watch Out for in 2018
We have just witnessed Milos Zeman secure his second presidential term in the Czech presidential elections at the beginning of this year. Worryingly, his...
Anatomy of China’s Arctic Policy
In the wake of publication of a white paper titled “China’s Arctic Policy”, a wide range of questions are raised on Beijing’s intention, goal,...
Elections in Mexico: Is it Russia again or the United States?
In early January US National Security Adviser Herbert McMaster accused Russia of "interfering" in the upcoming presidential elections in ... Mexico. To top it...
How regional rivalries threaten to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran
Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey’s military offensive against Syrian Kurds...
Turmoil in Yemen: Implications for Regional security of Middle East
Background
The recent unrest in Yemen is not a new phenomenon it has deep roots in its history. Initially, it was divided into North and...