This last week’s deeply contrasting stories of two New Englanders caught in the Middle East’s maelstrom of violence — the savage murder of…
French Minister of War Andre Maginot became famous among military strategists for his fixation on a single route of attack that led to…
Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to…
The Middle East is going through an unprecedented upheaval, one which many of its
participants and keenest observers sincerely hope will…
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The majority of the poor and hungry people in the world live on small farms and struggle to subsist on too little land with low input - low…
Water resources development options are usually selected on a least-cost basis. While economic considerations are dominant in choosing…
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are accurate? And…
One of the most highly touted developments of the last five years was the rise of the Massively Open Online Content (MOOCs).
This…
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) policies in the Gulf Arab States are as diverse as the individual economies and…