The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
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As usage continues to grow in the region, what’s the ongoing dynamic between the Middle East and social media? It’s complicated.
Geopolitics – from the US to Syria to Iran – are at the heart of Saudi Arabia and Russia’s decision to freeze oil production at January levels.
In seeking to link IS to earlier Islamic movements, Western commentators have associated the jihadist group with the medieval Ismailis, made famous in Europe by returning Crusaders as the Assassins.
Since Islam is predicated on law, variations in the interpretation of that law – along with geography and distinct legal schools – have all contributed to differences in the religion.
What will be the economic and political fallout as oil continues its slide toward $20 a barrel?
When you pick apart the strange economics of global energy markets, it becomes clear how the incredible power of Riyadh can take other countries to the brink.
Trying to close a border leads to more smuggling, Saudi Arabia learned. And more smuggling means more human trafficking.
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has branded chess a “waste of time”. He should take a closer look.
British-made weapons are still finding their way into the wrong hands. Doesn’t parliament have a responsibility to stop that happening?
The U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia goes back to the 1930s. Here’s why recent uneasiness doesn’t mean it’s ending anytime soon.
With parliamentary elections around the corner, Iran’s deep political conflicts are suddenly on full display.
The world’s biggest powers have too much invested in bringing Iran in from the cold to let Saudi Arabia create chaos.
The war of words between the Gulf’s two biggest powers is hotting up, but they’ve been at loggerheads for decades.
The executions on the weekend are notable for the sheer number of people killed. However, they maintain a policy of political crackdown that was reinvigorated in Saudi Arabia during the Arab Spring.
Syria and IS may have dominated the news this year, but the Middle East has plenty of other problems on its hands.
When is a coalition not a coalition? When you don’t tell the founding members they’re in it.
By pursuing their strategic goals in the region, the UK, US and an Arab coalition are indirectly contributing to the destruction of Yemen’s cultural heritage.
At the halfway mark in the Paris climate talks, progress is still frustratingly slow as the negotiations risk falling prey to old stalling tactics.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
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