What makes an army successful in battle? A few factors come to mind: strength in numbers, tactical acumen, the type of political institutions at home. New technologies, including artificial…

InDecember 2019, as protests against a controversial new citizenship law sweptIndia, three incidents in different parts of the country revealed the state’s growing powers of surveillance. InDelhi,…

In a televised speech on Sunday commemorating the death of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Hezbollah’s chief subtly announced a campaign to boycott American products. “Why are we not resorting…

Early Life and Education Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi was born on June 1, 1954, in Baghdad. He would spend his formative years in Iraq’s capital city where…

The UK Government has announced its post-Brexit “points-based immigration system”. The new system will keep the UK open to highly skilled workers from anywhere in the world, but will close the door…

Syriais now nine years into a civil war that frequently promises, but never manages, to wind down. PresidentBashar al-Assadhas retaken much of the country, but broad swaths remain combat zones…

It has been over a month since the Islamic Republic was dealt with the huge blow of losing its second most powerful figure. While Tehran has vowed to avenge Soleimani’s assassination, its threats…

In the last two months, widespread protests over a controversial new citizenship law inIndiahave raised the prospect of a constitutional crisis. Those protesting the law—which for the first time…

In the last two months, widespread protests over a controversial new citizenship law inIndiahave raised the prospect of a constitutional crisis. Those protesting the law—which for the first…

Egypt's population reached 100 million on Tuesday as a counter installed atop the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) ticked over into nine digits for the first time,…