This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit
[escenic_image id="5599780"]How do extremist organizations recruit their members? Relying on disenchanted youth is never as easy as when unemployment is high, population growth is up, and inter…
[escenic_image id="5595448"]For decades since its establishment, the Muslim Brotherhood has had an ambivalent position on political participation. While it largely ignored formal politics from the…
[escenic_image id="5595442"]Professor Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, a Turkish science historian, is currently the secretary general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). In effect, he heads…
[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense relations between the president and the army chief,…
[escenic_image id="5594956"]In recent weeks the media have been overrun with bizarre tales of secret agents and Russian moles reminiscent of Cold War intrigues. But for all the media frenzy…
[escenic_image id="5594824"]Washington is asking Amman of Jordan for a favor. In the interests of helping stem further nuclear proliferation, the American government, including both the White House…
[escenic_image id="5592330"] While Turkey is increasingly charting a path based on its own strategic interests, Salem contends, “Turkey is not turning away from Europe and the United States.” The U.S…
[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense relations between the president and the army chief,…
[escenic_image id="5591242"]At the International Criminal Court (ICC) review conference last month in Kampala, negotiations to add the crime of aggression to the court’s docket topped the agenda. The…
[escenic_image id="5590542"]A new global survey by the Pew Research Center affiliated with Harvard University shows that President Barack Obama continues to be popular and to improve America’s…
This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit
Saved from default in 2024, Egypt's macroeconomic policies and central bank flexibility have helped steady the ship amid the fallout of Israel's war on Gaza and the US war on Iran