Opinion | John Agnew: The Geographer from “the Back End of Nowhere”
From the village he describes as “the back end of nowhere,” eminent…
Opinion | Rubio’s Gulf Tour Fails to Ease Strategic Anxiety over Iran Deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has concluded his Gulf tour, which…
Opinion | Women of the Global South: When Beijing Becomes a Platform for Forging the Future
Talk of women’s empowerment in Global South countries is no longer confined…
Opinion | Dividends and Divides: Appraising the Social Aspect of Egypt’s New Fiscal Budget
In the coming weeks, a new two-pound coin and revised one-pound coin…
Opinion | Iran Wins Today, the World Waits for Tomorrow
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between US President Donald Trump and…
Opinion | The Helsinki Mirage: Why Security Pacts Do Not Necessarily Travel Well
Contemporary strategic thinking has a tendency to seek answers everywhere except in…
Opinion | The Creative Economy: Moving Beyond Cultural Enlightenment to Shape the Future
The creative economy has become one of today’s most resonant terms in…
Opinion | Beyond the Memorandum: The Hidden Fault Lines in the US-Iran Understanding
Hours after reports emerged of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and…
Opinion | Corniche Contemplations
Following the collapse of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Roman documents referred to Alexandria…
Opinion | The Illusion of Peace: Lebanon Between Iranian Leverage and Israeli Calculations
Optimism has grown following the latest round of US-mediated talks between Lebanon…