There is a growing feeling among many analysts that Sunni-Shia factionalism violence may get much worse before it gets better. Prominent academics such as Reza Aslan claim that Islam is in a period of reform, with some Islamic nations looking for a revisionist positioning to more meaningfully e
In a case of chicken-egg US foreign policy impact, most of the prisoners left at Guatanamo that need to be relocated are Yemenis. The practical difficulty here is that Yemen is increasingly a honey trap for Al Qaeda looking for a safe haven, and sending the inmates home may not be the best idea. Th
It is never pleasing to have to criticize a perceived American hero like General Petraeus, famed for his surge strategy in Iraq, but his halo is increasingly becoming tarnished by his constant media opining. He is an active General, tasked with sensitive military strategy in complex, conflict zone
The absence of effective migration policies and the mistake of national fortress policies, such as adopted by some in Europe, has led to an inability to effectively deal with human trafficking. The scale of human trafficking is massive. Even if we consider only the forced labor side of this exte
The Israeli settlers in the Palestinian West Bank are a multi dimensional problem. They are, under Judaic tradition, doing nothing more than reclaiming Judea and Samaria, as they term it. For the Palestinians, however, they are creating Swiss cheese holes in any future Palestinian state, rending
05.29.2009 | Israel, Middle East, Palestine | Clarity Correspondent
We have been reporting on the complexities of Iran and the nuclear issue for what feels like an age. We sound a little like Churchill in his 'Wilderness Years' on this issue. However, there is an abundance of hype and mainstream media nonsense that gets in the way of most Westerners understanding t
"If disorder threatens, take refuge in Yemen" - Prophet Muhammad While the context at the time of the Prophet's comment may have been different, the message is being heard loud and clear today by the forces of Jihad in the region. We have been beating the drum about Yemen and the Al Qaeda sur
It was August 23, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina barreled down on New Orleans. The resultant television footage of the devastation of large swathes of a major US city are indelibly etched in the memories of all that watched in shock. To this day, New Orleans is in recovery. There are still lar
"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on." Winston Churchill
What do two nuclear reactors, a naval and air force base, 5oo troops, an overseas branch of a major European museum, Rafale fighter jets, a $53 billion trade deal, and the Strait of Hormuz have in common? Surprisingly the answer is French President Nicholas Sarkozy and the United Arab Emirates. W
