Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

22 August 2017
Cornelius Adebahr examines Europe's options as the American-Iranian nuclear deal look set to falter. The geopolitical triangle between Europe, the United States, and Iran that…
27 July 2017
A generation after the end of Lebanon’s civil war, the country still faces enormous internal and external challenges which continue to hold it back from fulfilling its…
25 July 2017
Karl Muth on the need to speak plainly when referring to lessons we still haven't learned from past clasics. I’ve heard more than a few friends and colleagues lament the remaking…
06 July 2017
Mohammed Al Jarman explores the evolution of Wahhabism and its intersection with Jihad through its source material. This is a chapter from the e-book 'The Future of the…
28 June 2017
Bitte Hammargren examines the rise of Erdoğan and the prospects of Turkey overcoming his grip. This is a chapter from the e-book 'The Future of the Middle East…
20 June 2017
In a personal contribution, Ashur Shamis calls for a dialogue between the West and the Muslim world. This is a chapter from the e-book 'The Future of the Middle East' co-produced…
08 June 2017
Mehdi Varzi argues that OPEC members need to address the question of how they intend to exploit their massive oil reserves as the world gets weaned away from oil. This is a…
01 June 2017
Martha Molfetas with a plea to the Trump administration not to turn its back on Paris. We are already reaching peak oil. The largest energy employers in the US are…
31 May 2017
Cornelius Adebahr dissects Trump’s recent wanderings among America’s closest allies. Prelude Europe – the EU and its member states – have a number of…
19 May 2017
The idea has taken hold that Russia and the West are locked into a new period of information warfare, a new Cold War, that each side must do its best to win. Victory for Russia…