Can Lebanon Avoid its Impending Autumn of Discontent?
…prominent Lebanese and international officials is the latest escalation in the ongoing crisis. Those named in the warrants stand accused of providing “false testimony” to the U.N. investigation into the…
North Africa Weekly: January 7, 2026
…Cairo’s regional priorities. APA NEWS Tunisian economy still on fragile trajectory Tunisia’s economy shows limited recovery but remains vulnerable due to weak growth, fiscal pressures, and political uncertainty. APA NEWS…
No Easy Solutions For Iran’s Water Shortages and Power Outages
…rainfall. To mitigate the crisis, he has called for a 20 percent reduction in water consumption, but it is difficult to see how this can be enforced. The water crisis…
Europe in Winter
The Energy Crisis When I arrived in the Hague, the weather was a balmy 55 degrees. In London, it was 65 degrees. Both are highly unusual for this time of…
Gambling on Armageddon
…Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1957); and Maxwell Taylor, The Uncertain Trumpet (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1960). 25 On the Development of the counterforce…
A New Era in Sri Lanka?: Implications of Dissanayake’s Presidency
…years. The misguided tax cuts under the 2019 Gotabaya Rajapaksa government, alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, had resulted in a debt repayment crisis and severe depletion of foreign reserves, culminating in…
The Burma Act of 2022: Promises and Pitfalls
…Cyclone Mocha in Burma,” USAID, 23 May 2023, https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/may-23-2023-united-states-providing-nearly-17-million-additional-humanitarian-assistance-response-tropical-cyclone-mocha-burma. 10 Note: “State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bills, 2024”, U.S. House of Representatives, July 2023, https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20230712/116228/HMKP-118-AP00-20230712-SD002.pdf. 11 Note: Ibid…
Pakistan’s Choice
…court of international public opinion, the burden of proof shifted from New Delhi to Islamabad after the Kargil War, the 2001-02 “Twin Peaks” crisis, and the 2008 Mumbai crisis. Until…