Turkish Women’s Rights Struggle During State of Emergency
A week ago the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began a referendum campaign to support…
Browsing: Middle East
Lebanon’s Confessionalism is a Bulwark Against Democracy
Two years, six months, and eight days. That was the amount of time needed for…
Insights | Gay, Palestinian, Israeli: Caught between conflicting identities
Jake Witzenfeld presented his documentary Oriented at New York University’s Gallatin School, sparking a conversation…
Caught between two goals: Turkey’s Conflicting Quest for Sustainability and Economic Development
Turkey has a long history of trying to stimulate its economy and protect fledgling…
Western Women in ISIS: Naïve Victims, or Violent Terrorists?
“It was a really hard life.” Said by a shaken 16-year-old named Marilyn Nevalainen, these…
Russia’s exit from Syria: Mission unaccomplished?
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin to remove his…
Peace in Syria? Don’t Hold Your Breath
On Feb. 11 news broke of a potential breakthrough in the Syrian Civil War. Russian-backed…
Arrested Development: The “new capital” in Egypt
The most recent economic conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, was a grand spectacle. Not…
Is Israel on the Brink of a Financial Crisis?
[A version of this was originally posted here] Along with highly publicized remarks on the…
Why Is Israel Losing the Public Relations War
[A version of this originally appeared here] Israel is losing the global PR war, reveals…