Gulf Arabs See Support for Egypt’s Sisi as Only Viable Option

by Jake Lippincott It has been nearly three years since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi overthrew Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s first democratically elected president. At the time of Morsi’s ouster, many Egyptians supported el-Sisi in expectation… Continue Reading

Renewal of Turkey-Israel Relations Imminent

by Robert Olson Turkey and Israel will likely normalize diplomatic relations in the next few months or sooner. The media in Turkey and Israel have reported that the two countries will soon exchange ambassadors—the point at which normalization would be… Continue Reading

Human Rights Double Standard: Iran and Saudi Arabia

by Shireen T. Hunter   The question of how to help promote human rights globally has always had a political dimension. States often press these issues in the case of those countries of which they disapprove and ignore or downplay… Continue Reading

Venezuela: Failed State in Latin America?

by John Feffer Venezuela is at the mercy of its fluids. For a country that depends on oil for 95 percent of its exports, the prolonged drop in the price of crude has been a serious financial blow. If nothing… Continue Reading

Interview with Peter Jenkins: This American Rose Is Sick

by Kourosh Ziabari The Iran nuclear deal, popularly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, has been widely lauded as a historic understanding that untangled an apparently intractable dilemma spanning over more than a decade, and opened broad new… Continue Reading