Water is vital to the economic development and prosperity of every nation. As it is very rich in terms of water and its hydropower potential, Tajikistan is aiming to position itself as a leading...
Uzbekistan is an energy-rich Central Asian nation with large reserves of natural gas, oil and coal. As such, it aims to strengthen its economic, political, and military role in the region. But how...
Speaking in his first interview from behind the walls of the Israeli maximum security Megiddo prison in 2007, Marwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti’s spirit does not seem to have aged a day. He is defiant...
In 2003, Indonesia’s government ruled that central and regional governments should provide free basic education for all students. Yet despite this regulation, citizens haven’t seen this...
The genocide we are all witnessing in Palestine is horrifying and devastating. Palestinians are being forced out of their homes and are injured and starving, and even though much of the mainstream...
Though pundits are heavily engaged in analyzing the unfolding events in Gaza, historians have yet to reflect on its true magnitude. Someone, someday, may look back at the events with some degree of...
While the world remains focused on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the Russian military is attempting to make tactical gains in Ukraine. At the same time, some political circles in the...
Arab countries have long accused the West of a double standard when it comes to them. They cry foul every time the rules-based order has been violated. When a caricature that negatively depicts...
While the world’s eyes remain focused on Israel’s war against Hamas – and to a lesser extent on the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Turkey is seeking to achieve some of its strategic goals in...
Ambitious development plans such as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 have been the subject of regular media attention. Much of that attention centers on the massive financial resources earmarked to...
