Country: Middle East

Max von Kreyfelt16/08/2026

One half keeps an eye on the other

George Orwell was wrong about one important thing when he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four (published in […]
Rafic Taleb16/08/2026

Fault lines of war: Iran, Lebanon, and the coming regional breakup

The war on Iran lacked a unified strategy. It began as a disagreement at the […]
Oscar Hammerstein15/08/2026

From Nuremberg to Rotterdam: How medicine is once again at risk of being politicised

"A doctor belongs to his patient, not to the state." Since the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial, […]
Nikola Mikovic13/08/2026

The hijab question: Why Central Asia took a harder line than Russia and the West

While wearing the hijab and niqab is widespread among Muslims in the West and Russia, […]
The Liberum12/08/2026

The women Europe doesn't protect

Women’s rights: everyone talks about them. Every year for International Women’s Day, the same obligatory […]
Nadia Ahmad12/08/2026

From Mecca to the battlefield: Should David fear an Islamic Goliath?

There are moments in geopolitics when the most important thing is not what leaders say, […]
Paul Cliteur10/08/2026

Why is jihadism not acknowledged as a new problem?

Europol’s 2025 figures show that jihadist attacks outnumbered far-left and far-right attacks in the EU. […]
Emile Fakhoury10/08/2026

Things you will regret at 50

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that only shows up later. Not in your […]
Paul Cliteur03/08/2026

What Drove Abdul Ballout?

This essay examines the ideological motive attributed to Abdul Ballout after the attack on Berlin […]
The Liberum03/08/2026

Donald Trump’s War and Peace affair with Iran

The increasingly frequent periodic statements by current U.S. President Donald Trump about “guardian” control over […]
1 2 3 55
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement