Israel’s nukes beg to be balanced, claims a noted international relations scholar.
Iran Nuclear Standoff: What Israel Has Wrought
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Middle East & North Africa
As Talks Fail Media Mounts a Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
This breakdown means we must prepare for the return of another onslaught of articles baldly assuming a military strike on Iran’s enrichment facilities is imminent.
Syrian Regime Hastening Its Own Demise
Between downing a Turkish war plane and military defections, President Assad is beginning to look cornered.
Is Qatar’s Foreign Policy Sustainable?
Qatar, home to only 225,000 natives and 1.7 million foreign workers, has emerged as an influential regional actor in recent years. Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has ruled Qatar since 1995, when he replaced his father in a bloodless palace coup, and has pursued an ambitious foreign policy for his statelet. Natural resource wealth, ownership of Al Jazeera, and a carefully constructed web of foreign alliances have allowed Doha to project itself throughout the Middle East.
Is the Threat of a “Mafia State” Real?
If international relations scholarship is to advance policymakers’ understanding of transnational organized crime and its role with respect to state power, new frameworks are needed.
Preempting the Need for Vetting Insurgents
If rebels knew how to behave in advance, the process of providing them with aid would be expedited.
Carnage in the Streets of Iraq
In the most violent day in Iraq since the United States pulled out its remaining troops last December, a series of well-thought-out and coordinated terrorist strikes across the country killed approximately 80 Iraqis last Wednesday. As is usually the case in Iraq, members of the Shia community constituted most of the casualties, with some of the most powerfully built bombs detonated in neighborhoods jammed packed with Shia worshipers making their way to northern Baghdad on a religious commemoration ceremony.
Recent Arms Purchases by Azerbaijan a Hedge Against Armenia, Not Iran
Even with its newly acquired weapons, Azerbaijan is ill-prepared to face off against Iran.
My Non-intervention Problem
Progressives are advised to temper their reflexive antipathy toward intervention.
Review: Tahrir 2011
In the recent documentary Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad & The Politician, three directors present varying perspectives on the Egyptian Uprising and provide a comprehensive overview of what was happening on Tahrir Square, and why. The documentary is divided into three sections: The Good, directed by Tamer Ezzat, The Bad, directed by Ayten Amin, and The Politician, directed by Amr Salama. Executed in a cinematic style, each section includes visuals, live footage of protests, and interviews, as well as considerable wit and sophistication, to tell the story of the Egyptian Spring.