Opinion – Why Women’s Rights in the Gulf Matter for Afghanistan
For the Gulf states, there is a delicate balance between the region’s evolving geostrategic interests and a desire to appear as leaders of Muslim modernity.
Interview – Mohammed Ihsan
Mohammed Ihsan explores the implications of the de-Baathification process on transitional justice in Iraq, and progress towards national reconciliation.
The Cruelty of Kafala: Immigrant Life in Kuwait
Educating children and society that exploitation is immoral and demonstrating tolerance, equality and human dignity is the only way to end the Kafala mentality.
Interview – Katerina Dalacoura
Katerina Dalacoura considers civilisational and ideological developments in the MENA region, particularly in Turkey, as well as non-Western IR and the challenges of fieldwork.
Interview – Ibrahim Jalal
Ibrahim Jalal sets out the challenges facing the unity government in Yemen, the UAE’s influence, and the Houthi response to the pandemic.
Review – Erdoğan’s Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East
An insightful account of the rise and fall of Turkey’s efforts to become a ‘stand-alone power’ under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ideal for a policy audience.
Interview – Eva Koulouriotis
Political analyst Eva Koulouriotis discusses Turkish foreign policy, Turkey’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as her work with the European Union of Women.
Radical Democracy and Self-Governance in Kurdistan
The Kurdish model promises a secular, democratic, pluralistic, egalitarian and environmentalist model of self-rule for all, providing an opportunity for peace and harmony in Kurdistan.
Review – Break All the Borders: Separatism and the Reshaping of the Middle East
An ambitious book that analyses how recent developments in Middle Eastern politics have affected the regional order from an international relations perspective.
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