Empirical studies show that the international monetary system is already tripolar. The Chinese currency, the renmimbi, has increasingly become a refer...
Western Dilemma in Syria: To Arm or Not to Arm
Ever since the Syrian uprising began, the West has quietly been rooting for the opposition. And while the opposition has made some progress in chippin...
The GCC Countries in a Multipolar Currency System: Is a New Currency Emerging?
In the mid of the 2008 financial meltdown, countries from the periphery injected their hard-won money into the rescue of Western financial institution...
Walking a Thin Line: The Role of Think Tanks in Arab Transitions and Foreign Support
The role of civil society in bringing about change in the Arab world has been widely acknowledged. Today, civil society organisations (CSOs) face the ...
Intervening in Mali – Securing the Sahel?
Last December, the U.N. Security Council passed a cautious resolution that outlined steps to be taken before an international military intervention in...
Doha Climate Change Conference – No Big Hope for Africa
Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges to international community. Increasing frequency and intensity of natural calamities caut...
Iran’s Pyrrhic Victory
The one persistent feature of Iranian foreign policy since the toppling of the Shah in 1979 was its rather grandiose optimism about its own ascendance...
The EU and State-Building in Failed States: European Engagement in Afghanistan
Failed states are considered as one of the most potent threats to international peace and security – soft security threats and risks in terms of organ...
Israel-Gaza Truce – Peace until the Next War?
Recently, a truce was mediated – by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi – between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. But … how long can such a t...
Post-Arab Spring Tourism Industry: Back in Business
It has been almost two years since the Arab Spring hit the countries of Middle East and North Africa. While some nations have taken a fresh breath of ...