Saudi Founding Day and the roots of political continuity

As Saudi Arabia approaches its third century as a nation, Founding Day frames 1727 not simply as a historical milestone but as the starting point of an evolving state

Abdullah F. Alrebh

The Fake Syrian Elections

The Syrian elections are coming up in May, and the world has already denounced the results. Knowing that democracy in Syria is nonexistent, and that the brutality of the regime and its allies often…

Hanin Ghaddar

Navalny Has a Lesson for the World

When Alexei Navalny boarded a plane to Moscow on January 17, he turned his life into a metaphor. He knew it, his wife knew it, and everybody else on the plane knew it. So did the millions of people…

Anne Applebaum