The Groups that Actually Run the Middle East
November 5, 2024 | Hint: It's not the governments.
Articles by Omayma Abdel-Latif
How Corporate-Militant Alliances Are Changing Modern Warfare
October 22, 2024 | Welcome to the new face of global conflict, where the most dangerous relationships aren't between countries, but between corporations and armed groups.
Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable
October 3, 2024 | A lawsuit over toll booths in Honduras shows how corporate trade policies make life unlivable in poor countries — and send people fleeing north.
Review: Realizing Peace
May 12, 2016 | A new book on conflict resolution provides a history of the subject and a counterfactual history of recent events.
Want a More Democratic UN? Give It a Parliament
August 21, 2015 | Every democracy in the world has an elected legislature. Why not the United Nations?
Sierra Leone Up for Grabs
May 17, 2012 | The case of the Sierra Leone "15" highlights the country's growing resistance to multinational land-grabs.
Review: The Dissent Papers
April 23, 2012 | The Dissent Papers is a fascinating exploration of the role strategic writing plays in formulating comprehensive diplomatic dissent and its ability to shape the future of U.S. foreign policy.
Kony Case Reveals Millennial Generation’s Evolving Sense of International Justice
March 21, 2012 | Research done by the Pew Research Center shows that military intervention and capital punishment are not as popularly supported by the millennial generation as by older generations.
Israel and U.S. Militaries Increasingly Joined at the Hip
January 20, 2012 | Joint exercises between the United States and Israel have been postponed, but it's only a matter of time.
Al-Ahram Interview of Tom Barry
March 15, 2005 | Tom Barry interviews Omayma Abdel-Latif Al-Ahram.