2013 will be an auspicious year for elections in the Middle East. On Tuesday, January 22, Israelis head to the polls in a snap parliamentary election to in all likelihood re-elect Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, with the only real change being the composition of his ruling...
The Syrian uprising-turned-civil war is a human tragedy of epic proportions. A preliminary statistical analysis carried out by the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has just come up with a list of 59,648 victims it has good reason to believe...
Going strong for nearly two years now, the changes wrought by the Arab Spring on the Middle East and beyond continue to reshape the region’s geopolitical landscape in wholly unpredictable ways. Just over a year ago, nobody could have predicted that Arab autocrats in Tunisia,...
Operation Pillar of Defence (November 2012) represents the most serious military confrontation between Israel and its Arab neighbours since Operation Cast Lead (December 2008 – January 2009). Coincidentally, just like Cast Lead, Pillar of Defence also took place in the Gaza...
Few events rock a nation as hard as the death of a sitting leader. The passing away of a national leader, whether in or out of office at the time of death, is typically a cause for mourning in its own right. And when that death is natural or accidental, it is a bitter pill...
It’s almost Election Day in the United States – November 6. To help hapless voters make up their minds, policy debates between the main contenders are scheduled prior to the election. This is supposed to help voters decide, because it gives the candidates a chance to...
The tides are turning, the sun is setting, the sands are shifting – whatever expression describes it best, the reality is that the Middle East as a geopolitical and sociological theatre of action is undergoing its most profound transformations in generations. These...
The Republic of Turkey is by all accounts a rising national power. Internationally, Turkey is well regarded as a founding member and active participant in several international organizations: NATO in 1949, OECD in 1961 and G20 in 1999. Regionally, Turkey had until very...
What has become of the Arab-Israeli peace process? Recent years have seen little to no progress, though several opportunities have presented themselves. The Annapolis Summit in 2007 formally established the two-state solution, to which both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
Development is a big word. It denotes theories, concepts, experiences and case studies, and it connotes much more all at once. Internationally, development refers to improving the material conditions and quality of life of the most marginalized communities living under some...
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