The ‘Shia Crescent’ and Middle East Geopolitics
January 31, 2017 4 min. read

Saudi Arabia and Iran project influence using their interpretations of Islam and the politicization of sectarian identities as instruments of foreign policy.

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The Normalization of Policies that Ignore Genocide
December 19, 2016 3 min. read

2017 will either be the year in which governments decide to stop genocide in the Middle East or allow these atrocities to be normalized.

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Foreign Aid under a Trump Presidency
December 3, 2016 4 min. read

The media focuses on US foreign policy with regard to the Iran nuclear deal or relations with Russia. But little is discussed about the role of aid under Trump.

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#IsraelIsBurning
December 1, 2016 3 min. read

While fires raged, Palestinian firefighters stood alongside Israel in fighting the flames. On social media they were but a footnote.

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Is Obama’s Syria Policy Defensible?
October 18, 2016 6 min. read

Has Obama has been taking the “least bad” course on Syria? Reflecting on the last two decades of U.S. foreign policy interventions, the answer is yes.

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The Semantics of God in the Middle East
October 7, 2016 6 min. read

Nahed Hattar’s assassination sheds light on how social media is used as a weapon by the terrorists to promote their extremist ideologies.

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The Myth of Islamic Banking
July 31, 2016 5 min. read

Islamists not only look at religion as a panacea to political issues, but also as a provider of social justice and an engine of economic prosperity.

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Democracy in the Middle East: A Snapshot from ICANN
July 26, 2016 3 min. read

Democracy in the Middle East is a passionate, controversial, and evolving issue. But it is on grand display among members of an ICANN working group.

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Humility as a Foundation for Country ‘Visions’
July 22, 2016 4 min. read

Decision makers in the Middle East love coming up with visions. They spend large sums of money on long-term strategic plans, with little regard for results.

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Can the Iran Freedom Rally be the Regime’s “Tipping Point”?
July 21, 2016 5 min. read

Thousands of Iranian opposition members and international supporters gathered in Paris in July for the National Council of Resistance of Iran conference.

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Netanyahu has joined Snapchat
July 7, 2016 3 min. read

Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, having mastered traditional media outlets, is quickly proving he is also quite adept at social media.

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