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Revolution or Evolution? The Iran-Saudi Deal
- Analysis
- March 17, 2023
The news that Iran and Saudi Arabia will restore relations, a deal brokered by China no less, has set tongues wagging. But is this a revolutionary development for the Middle East or an evolution? It depends on where you stand. For Israel and the US, it is unquestionably a depressing development. Both had high hopes that Saudi
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Afghanistan at a Crossroads: Securing Women’s Rights in the New Taliban Era
- Analysis
- March 8, 2023
The international community fought the Taliban insurgency for twenty years with blood and money, investing trillions of dollars and losing thousands of soldiers. However, Afghanistan’s Taliban swept to power in Kabul on August 15, 2021. Eighteen months after, Afghanistan is at a crossroads, facing poverty and unprecedented socioeconomic, political, governance, and security challenges. These challenges partially predate the
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It is Time for Environmentalists to Stop Blaming ‘Overpopulation’
- Analysis
- March 2, 2023
Like a zombie, the argument that the global population must be urgently reduced to address the global environmental crisis keeps popping up – no matter how often the argument is put to rest. Take a speech at COP 27 by John Vidal (former environment editor at The Guardian), which made an impassioned plea on behalf of the overpopulationists
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Ukraine: One Year On
- Analysis
- February 23, 2023
It seems incredible to realize that it is a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Old certainties have seemingly been upended; new realities are apparently emerging. What to make of it all? Three things to consider. First, the “West” is now more solidly united than ever around some basic propositions. The most important of these is that Russia cannot be
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