In 2011, King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa restored constitutional rule in Bahrain.
Can Bahrain Lead the Arab World in Religious Tolerance and Democratic Reform?
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Middle East & North Africa
Noah: We Caused the Flood
Darren Aronofsky’s film “Noah” sends a clear message: take care of the earth or the consequences will be fatal.
Al Nusra’s Plan to Frame the Assad Regime Backfired
The likely perpetrators of the Ghouta sarin attack, Al Nusra, failed to generate the results it sought.
Paying for the Climate Change Pivot
Unless every nation ramps down military spending and invests in clean energy, we’ll all lose the next big war over the fate of the Earth without even firing a shot.
From Democracy to Veto-cracy: Destabilizing World Politics
When the public abandons voting and attempts to veto a policy or even an entire government.
Israel Projects Its Own Nuclear Behavior on to Iran
Israel and Iran: It takes one to know one ― or think it knows one.
Dunya Mikhail: Politics in Service of Poetry
Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail talks about her experiences writing provocative poetry in two different countries.
Israel-Palestine: Kerry’s Peace Talks Hit Separation Wall
Do the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks herald the end of the two-state solution? If so, what comes next?
Maliki: One of the Wrongest Horses the U.S. Ever Backed
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may not be as bad as Saddam Hussein, but he’s only slightly less worse.
Earth: Game Over?
We’re in the middle of a sixth mass extinction, and this will be the first one—and possibly the last—we will witness as human beings.