New colonialism in a globalized world is a curious thing. Countries buying vast parcels of farmlands in poor countries poses new emerging problems. In such cases, only the countries’ respective heads of state know the full details. It gets complicated when provincial governors have auctioned off their land to the highest international bidders such as [...]

The very recent elections in Kuwait is proof that Islamists are not bound to succeed in this country. Four women were elected to parliament out of the 50 seats up for voting, and by all indication, the country is headed towards greater democracy.
The Kuwait elections may just be an auspicious start of the reinvigorated democratic [...]

It is the way things work in the normal course of Arab political affairs. But today’s world is not a normal environment and calls for our leaders to truly think out of the box. That’s exactly why many hoped that the Arab leaders would try and find a common position on the Gaza conflict, in [...]