How Sudan Transitions
Sudan’s path to democracy has been a rocky one, and there are several key players who need to ensure it never returns to an autocratic state
Essays
Toward Arab Food Security
A roadmap for a sustainable future without wasteful subsidies and mismanagement
Edge of Survival
The interaction of food, energy, and water in North Africa is complex and building into a cascade of trouble. It is time to listen to the rural communities facing it on the frontline
Myths about Food Security and Water
Will water be the cause of the next war in the Middle East? Is water important for regional food security? Can economic diversification really work? Time to bust the myths around questions of food and water security in the region
Averting a Total Collapse
How is the water-energy-food nexus impacting ecological, social, and political systems in the Middle East and North Africa?
Striving for Water and Food Security
The focus for MENA countries should not be to achieve self-sufficiency, but rather food security
No Land in Paraguay
The preservation of indigenous peoples’ territories in Paraguay has a vital role in maintaining spiritual, cultural, and communal wellbeing. Despite this important reality, many indigenous communities’ bonds with their land have been shattered.
Seeds of Gulf-Africa Agribusiness
When Gulf nations face food, security, and water scarcity issues, one response is to seek lucrative agricultural investments in fertile African lands. Yet, while such deals can bring benefits to the countries involved, there are also sizeable risks
Israel in the Age of Netanyahu
He crafted the post-Oslo consensus, overhauled the economy, and mastered the Knesset. Now the kingdom he built wants its keys back
Sailing Into a Universe of Knowledge
Liberal arts education has major benefits for student growth and transformation as exemplified by the United States’ university system and Al-Azhar University’s original learning model
Facing the Nuclear Storm
Countries across the Middle East are building or have already started operating their nuclear power plants. To assess how “resilient” their nuclear energy systems are, one must look at a number of important risks and factors
Beyond Sanctions
Understanding how North Korea circumvents sanctions offers key insights into the world of WMD finance—and ways to stop other would-be proliferators
A Nuclear Curse and a Nuclear Blessing
The decline of the United States is mirrored in the rise of Russian and Chinese nuclear energy reactors being built across the Middle East and beyond
The Neo-Ballistic Middle East
Over the past forty years, Iran has written the book on Lebanization and using non-state actors in interstate warfare
Middle East WMD-Free Zone: Thinking the Possible
A core group of civil society members together with international experts and diplomats is at the forefront of an initiative to create a zone free from Weapons of Mass Destruction
A Disaster of the Political Class
While Brexit is above all a calamity of the Conservative Party’s making, it is born of entrenched xenophobia and racism in British society.
When the Shooting Stops
The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development highlights the bank’s commitment to supporting post-conflict nations in the Middle East and beyond
Reinventing Peace in Syria
For Syria, and the rest of the world, the era of liberal peacebuilding has passed. But there are other ways to make peace, which call for a return to basics and a new kind of “software”
In Syria, Reconstruction Brings Little Hope for Peace
While maintaining the status quo for the time being might seem the easiest option, it is also the worst possible one
Rebuilding Iraq: Prospects and Challenges
Reconstruction in Iraq cannot be achieved without universal reconciliation, economic and education reform, and equitable application of the rule of law