Geopolitics

Hadi Elis Between the tumultuous years of the two World Wars, spanning from 1914 to 1945, Kurds found themselves scattered across four states: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. In each of these nations, genocidal policies sought to eradicate Kurdish identity, ranging from forced assimilation in Turkey to the …

Washington must find a way to remain competitive and engaged in the continent without contributing to political unrest and dependence. In 2016, upon returning to America after ten years in South Africa, I argued in theNational Interest that the “Africa Rising” narrative of inevitable economic and political development …

Tom Davis Conservatives have a point: it needs a tweak. It does not take an economics professor to tell you that a program that dispenses more than it takes in is unsustainable as it currently exists. But Donald Trump will not fix it. For years, I had the …

Lawrence Haas The growing demonization of Israel is not unstoppable. “Israel has become so demonized” in human rights organizations, says Danielle Haas, former senior editor at Human Rights Watch (HRW), that there’s “no space to see Israelis as victims, or to absorb nuance or voices that challenge their …

By Hadi Elis On March 31, 2024, Turkey held its municipal elections, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s political landscape. However, the outcome of these elections raises concerns about the erosion of democracy under President Erdogan’s rule. Since assuming the presidency in 2014, Erdogan has consolidated power …

Copper mining has always been a highly competitive industry, and the geopolitical imperatives surrounding its production are thickening. Copper is one of the world’s most useful industrial metals. If you tear open any mobile phone, laptop, solar panel, wind turbine, or electric vehicle (EV), you will find it. …

There is no doubt that Erdogan’s mismanagement of the economy has been the driving force behind popular discontent. In Sunday’s local elections, the Turkish people voted with their pockets. The parliamentary and presidential elections last May were far from fair. The winner could have been the popular mayor …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh The economic crisis in Jordan has reached a critical point, and it is high time we acknowledge the flaws in the country’s economic management. Jordan has become an unproductive rentier economy, heavily reliant on debt and sustained by loans and aid just to stay …

The former president is considering around a dozen contenders, though the list is in flux. One contender Trump has viewed in that light is Vance, whom he called a “fighter” at a rally earlier this month. “I would be interested in doing it if he asked me, but …