As the world undergoes rapid political and economic transformations with escalating conflicts shaking the Middle East, the ...
I’m on a high-speed train. Forty years ago, such a statement would have been notable and specific: essentially, it meant you ...
Though ultimately disappointed by the revolutionary Middle East organizations of the ‘60s and ‘70s, who lapsed into anti-semitism or sexism while postponing women’s liberation until the end of ...
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Exposing their cruelty may actually bolster their power for a while, by reminding their subjects of the dangers of ...
The United States–Saudi “petrodollar” arrangement has underpinned American economic and military power for nearly five ...
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On Violence, What Precedes It, and What Follows
The events that transpired on the Syrian coast were triggered by a terrorist operation at the hands of "remnants" of the deposed regime. However, it quickly morphed into something else, something much ...
Very simplistically and unfairly, Trump seeks equality of treatment between the US and India in the matter of trade, ...
The Victorian era featured many political giants. Robert Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, and Lord Salisbury are some obvious ...
1957-58: Syria and Egypt take steps toward a merger, reflecting revolutionary yearning of the Arab masses to unite against Western imperialism. The US Sixth Fleet is dispatched, and huge arms ...
The conversation on settler colonialism must not be limited to academic discussion. It is a political reality, clearly ...
Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...