Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular…
When terrorists operating under the banner of the Islamic State launched their savage attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 the world was…
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…