It is a bad time for girls in the Middle East and south-central Asia, with concerning reports from Iraq and Afghanistan in recent days.In Afghanistan…

With civil war raging in Sudan, the first screenings of a new film about Sudanese women’s suffering have been held outside the country, to highlight…

When Elvira Nabiullina was nominated to be the governor of the Central Bank of Russia, one reaction from the country’s parliament stood out in the…

Every year, a three-day symposium is held in a beautiful mountainous area of the United States, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Jackson Hole…

Prior to 7 October 2023, the Middle East could be defined by a number of characteristics.For a start, it was one of the last regions of the world to…

Recent remarks by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about working with Damascus to “liberate” Syria’s oil fields has rekindled interest in the…

Many reading the title above will think this is a joke. ‘Arms control in the Middle East’...? What arms control in the Middle East?The region is…

In late May, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani formally requested that the UN Mission to Iraq (known as the United Nations Assistance…

**Update: This article was published in August 2024. David Lynch has since passed. His death was announced on 16 January, 2025***American TV director…