French president Emmanuel Macron held a press conference on January 3, 2018 in which he announced “a change to [France’s] legal arsenal to protect democratic life from fake news.”[1] According to the statement, news content produced […]

HIV/AIDS first appeared in The New York Times in 1982, originally referred to as Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (GRID). [i] Although GRID was later renamed to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as an attempt to clarify that HIV was not, in fact, “a gay […]

Participants of the Belt and Road Forum. Introduction   Many experts have recently taken a keener eye to the activities of China in the Middle East, especially following heightened Chinese involvement there after recent international developments such […]

Abstract With cash transfer programmes, food subsidies, and other social protections, Mozambique’s welfare state addresses several critical areas of extreme poverty or vulnerability. Yet, the government, under Frelimo leadership, has been unable to extend coverage to […]

Uniformed and civilian cyber and military intelligence specialists monitor Army networks in the Cyber Mission Unit’s Cyber Operations Center.  # Introduction With the development of cyberspace and the Internet beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, new potential […]

North Korean Unha-3 rocket at launch pad. North Korea’s nuclear proliferation has long been a significant worry in world politics and for North Korea’s neighbors. Since 2002, North Korea has renewed its interests in nuclear activities, […]

“Most Syrians, especially the generation that never knew any other ruler, came to see no alternative” were Hunnebusch’s words when writing about Hafez Al-Assad’s personality cult. The definition of a national hero is relative, and due […]

Palestinian children march outside the Red Cross Headquarters in Gaza on Palestinian Prisoners Day (Reuters) 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, a deeply impactful conflict with ramifications still felt today. While the most […]

Yemeni children wander through the rubble after a coalition air raid. (AP) Yemen has for long been the poorest country of the Middle East. For decades, the people have suffered from a lagging economy and an […]