“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
The Dutch border police can use ethnicity as a criterion for selecting citizens for checks at the border. To the Netherlands’ court this is constitutional.
Opinion
Five Prominent Challenges for the Taliban
To govern, the Taliban need legitimacy from the people, international recognition, and monetary resources.
Mass Shootings in America Are Now Programmed into the System
The next mass shooting in America is expected to happen in less than 13 hours.
How Disinformation and Influence Operations Target Turkey
A recently published report on Twitter trends expose that at least 47% of local trends in Turkey and 20% of global…
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
The Taliban will now be wary of Iranian subterfuge and will crackdown vigorously against any plot against them, perhaps forming…
On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?
The resulting victory of the Taliban will extend well beyond the borders of Afghanistan.
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
President Raisi’s new cabinet reflects his hardline approach.
Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry
The Middle East has proven this several times: yesterday’s enemy could be tomorrow’s ally.
The Crimean Platform: Winners, Losers, and Bystanders
Crimea Platform assembled representatives of 45 countries and international organizations leading many analysists and experts to name it as “the…
Sudan and Turkey Head towards Strategic Cooperation?
The deepening of bilateral ties will provide many strategic benefits to both Turkey and Sudan. Right now, Turkey is standing…
Lebanon’s Specter of Civil War
The specter of civil war is always looming over Lebanon, but, this time, the international community is not interested in…
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
The modest diplomatic gains which al-Kadhimi has achieved stand at odds with numerous insurmountable political and economic challenges he faces…
Morocco-Algeria: Looming Conflict
What had to happen, happened. Algeria and Morocco have broken off their diplomatic relations. What will happen now?
Liberation Legitimacy: How Far Does It Count?
It does not matter if a group won the country’s independence through arms or through dialogue – what matters at…
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
For Americans, participating in the New Silk Road should not be seen as a defeat or loss of standing in…
Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Nowhere else in the world is the public debate about climate change as much dominated by alarmism and apocalyptic thinking…
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
Libya hosts Russia’s most visible recent military presence in Africa. Russia’s private military company Wagner, which supports Khalifa Haftar’s forces,…
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
If you can’t lick ‘em, join ‘em. Share in the credit, avoid being a spoiler, and don’t have sour grapes.
Adding Fuel to Fire: The Politics of Power Outages in Gaza
The continuing electricity crisis in Gaza means that it is only a matter of time before another Palestinian family dies…
