By Nelson Graves The Islamic State movement will probably be destroyed militarily in the next year, but the roots of the radical group will survive unless Arab regimes promote social justice and economic growth. That was one of the key messages that Rami Khouri, an...
By Alistair Lyon When Turkish tanks swept into Syria last month, their first objective was to drive Islamic State fighters from Jarablus, a border town whose strategic location has long attracted covetous eyes and the murky maneuvers of spies and statesmen. For...
Turkey’s first ground intervention in Syria’s war aims to prevent an independent state for Kurds and changes the dynamics in the five-year-old conflict. A child waves toward Turkish troops heading to the Syrian border, Karkamis, Turkey, 26 August 2016. (AP...
By Ruben Tjon-A-Meeuw It was hardly a coincidence. Mere hours before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden landed in Ankara to stress the significance of Turkish-American friendship, Turkish tanks rolled into northern Syria in an effort to drive Islamic State forces out of...
Volunteers on a mission to help Syrian refugee children ended up in the middle of an attempted coup in Turkey. They drew inspiration from the orphans. (Photo courtesy of the Karam Foundation) Last month, a team of volunteers from the Chicago-based Karam Foundation was...
Volunteers to help Syrian refugee children were caught up in Turkey’s attempted coup. Here are their stories of perseverance and improvisation. The mural, Noor School, Khirikhan, Turkey (Photo courtesy of the Karam Foundation) Twice a year, the Karam Foundation...
The European Union has failed to bring peace to the Middle East and needs to rethink its strategy if it wants to help end conflicts in the region that threaten European security and prosperity. We encourage readers to contribute their views on international issues....
The nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers sealed a year ago is good as it prevents Iran from building weapons for at least a decade. Iranian women in Tehran, Iran, 16 January 2016. (EPA/Abedin Teherkenareh) This is the second of two articles on the nuclear...
It’s been a year since world powers signed a nuclear accord with Iran. This is not a good deal for the United States. Iranian demonstrators pour gasoline on U.S., British and Israeli flags, Tehran, 4 November 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) This is the first of two...
By Bernd Debusmann Good news from the Arab world is an increasingly rare commodity. But there are exceptions. Take the United Arab Emirates, where a determined drive is underway to close the knowledge gap with the West and restore Arab learning to its past glory. The...