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- “Peace for our time,” declared British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain following the Munich Agreement of September 1938. Subsequent to successive acts of aggression by Germany with the remilitarization of the Rhineland, the Spanish civil war and the annexation of Austria, world powers met...
- It is the business of the counterfactual historian to yearn for the former Ottoman Empire when reflecting on the recent incessant regional instability. However, the fact that the empire was in free fall from 1798 onward makes a mockery of this view. Nevertheless, from Libya to Yemen, and Syria ...
- Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power” in the 1980s, explaining that whereas hard power relies on coercion, power can also be derived from attraction and persuasion. Writing in the pre-Internet era, his work has been transformed by the speed and volume of information exchange in the digital ag...
- Modern handshake etiquette developed during the 19th century and, by 1900, it was the most common method used to greet others. (Reuters) A good, firm handshake is a universal sign of strength and assuredness; an act of mutual respect between two people that is central to the soci...
- For decades, the Gulf states have enjoyed an oversized role in global energy markets owing to their status as producers, petrodollars having simultaneously encouraged staggering energy inefficiencies at home. As the world works toward the aims of the Paris Agreement on climate change, how the G...
- UK Naval Support Facility HMS Jufair in Bahrain. (AP) From 1763 until 1971, the Persian Gulf Residency — an official colonial subdivision of the British Raj — maintained peace across much of the Gulf. The thin red line of empire meant that the UK maintained varying degrees of political ...
- It remains to be seen how religious institutions will cope as the pandemic drags on. (Photo: Maydan Al-Quds) One of the more trying aspects of the global pandemic for people of faith has been the suspension of religious gatherings around the world. Given the potential for the vir...
- This week the World Government Summit took place in Dubai attracting considerable global interest. Though not immediately associated with excitement and anticipation, trends in government are receiving considerable attention. By 2020, 60 percent of the world’s population will be living in citie...
- Not one Arab university features in any list of the Top 200 universities worldwide, a fact that is hugely illustrative of the state of education and learning in the region. This is especially appalling given that the region is home to the oldest university in the world in Fez, Morocco. Given ...
- Italian forces arrive in Norway to participate in NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 exercise. (Courtesy NATO) In late October, NATO launched Trident Juncture 18, its largest military exercise in years. It included about 50,000 troops from 31 countries, including all 29 members of the ...
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