Bahrain Cartoons: Drawn To Be Wild
For over a year now, Bahrain government supporters have been waging a new sort of social media attack against advocates for human rights reform in the Gulf....
August 28th, 2014 
Brian Dooley
Dr. Joshua W. Walker
Johannes Makar
Cristina MazaRemembering the Rabaa Massacre
August marked the one-year anniversary of one of the most heinous massacres in recent decades. According to the findings of a year-long investigation by Human...
September 2nd, 2014 
Daniel WickhamThe United States’ Absent Strategy in Syria and Iraq
President Obama’s political gaffe in stating that the United States has no strategy to deal with the Islamic State (IS) in Syria has generated a wave of...
September 2nd, 2014 
Jamila El-GizuliThe Irony of Saudi Arabia’s Latest UN Contribution
On August 13th, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated $100 million to the fledgling United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), an entity that King Abdullah...
September 1st, 2014 
Anna NewbyWhat Does the Pakistani Army Want Out of the Country’s Current Crisis?
Many suspect the Pakistani army is playing an important role in the current crisis buffeting the country. On August 27, the Wall Street...
August 31st, 2014 
Owais ArshadBritain Breeds Gulf Oppressors
The leaders of Bahrain, Yemen, and Oman are not known for tempered responses to dissent. The use of lethal force against peaceful protestors, holding activists...
August 30th, 2014 
Ivana Peric
