The Sultanate of Oman, the oldest independent state in the Arab world, voted this week to elect an 86 member consultative council. Oman’s location at the mouth of the Gulf at the south-east corner of…

In 2015, over 1.2 million asylum seekers arrived in theEuropean Union. They were fleeing war zones inAfghanistan,South Sudan, andSyria; economic deprivation inNigeriaandPakistan; and political…

The din of partisanship in Washington quieted briefly this weekend as figures across the political spectrum hailed the demise of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Early reports indicate intelligence…

A Non-Traditional Royal Background Emperor Naruhito was born on February 23, 1960, in the Imperial Household Agency Hospital at Tokyo Imperial…

Over the past two weeks, a foreign policy debate has re-emerged within the Democratic party, stemming from President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Vice President Joe Biden and…

Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia's Prime Minister in April2018, the firstOromoto lead his country. The Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, had never been in prominent positions of power in the…

It seems with each passing week, a new bombshell is dropped which only prolongs the Brexit saga, much to the delight of Remainers and Brexiters (at least those who dislike the deal that Johnson and…

Only a few months ago, Kurds in theMiddle Eastwere optimistic. They enjoyed a newfound international recognition, and a major political breakthrough glimmered on their horizon. Their confidence…

AU.S.-led military coalition succeeded in toppling the self-declared caliphate of ISIS, inIraqandSyriajust this past March. Remarkably, only around 2,000U.S.troops took part in this effort, a…

The drone strikes on two major Aramco oil facilities inSaudi Arabiain September left many observers puzzled. Though officials inWashingtonandRiyadhblamedIranfor the attacks, aggression of…