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What are the existing strategies in the face of terrorism and extremism?
The terrorist events that took place in Sinai on 29 January 2015…
Keen to project a progressive image, the UAE picks its battles
By James M. Dorsey Projecting an image of being politically and culturally…
Notes from America: How American football…explains America
By Ahmed Tharwat Last Sunday, more than 140 million Americans congregated in…
Don’t fall for Nasrallah’s bluff
Nasrallah’s pompous speech rejecting the “rules of engagement” ignores the reality of…
Free trade could make every Egyptian $897 richer yearly
By Bjørn Lomborg With one simple policy – more free trade –…
Satire and bullets
By Odysseus Tsagarakis The recent massacre at Charlie Hebdo demonstrates, I think, that…
Qatar asks for time to implement labour reforms
By James M. Dorsey Qatari sports executives, in a bid to refute…
LNG: The way forward
By Ahmed M El-Wahsh Euro-commodity brokers earned a large share of meticulously…
Egypt appoints controversial UAE hired gun as elections monitor
By James M. Dorsey Egyptian-general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s efforts to lend legitimacy to parliamentary elections…