In contemporary conflicts, knowing the enemy—the first lesson in any war—has become elusive. With fewer boots on the ground, less interstate conflict, and more fractured and violent terrorist factions, knowing exactly who one is fighting has become increasingly difficult. Accordingly, information warfare, the control of the narrative, has arguably become …

مع التطورات التكنولوجية الهائلة والمتسارعة التي شهدها العالم في السنوات الأخيرة تضاعفت المعرفة البشرية، وتطورت وسائل وأساليب تعلمها وتعليمها وحفظها وتداولها. وقد أدى تغلغل التكنولوجيا الحديثة في كل المجالات إلى تغيير حاسم في طبيعة الخدمات والمنتجات والمعارف ومفهوم عنصر الزمن الذي يحكم كل ما يحدث من تطورات. وفي عام 2015 …

The suspension of the Twitter account of former U.S. president Donald Trump after violating the platform’s publishing policies brought forth significant controversy and aroused many questions about the right to freedom of expression and its boundaries, not only in the United States, but across the globe. In the Arab region, …

For a region that has had to deal with the aftermath of decades of U.S. intervention, occupation and punishing sanctions under the banner of democracy and human rights, the live pictures of American pro-Trump rioters storming the U.S. Capitol were nothing short of astounding. Public ridicule and scorn came fast …

Since 2011, the Kuwaiti telecom company Zain Group, one of the largest in the Middle East, has produced a series of popular ads broadcast annually during Ramadan. The ads are songs, usually featuring celebrities singing and dancing with children. Since 2015, the ads have become noticeably more political. In 2016, …

A few days before U.S. President Donald Trump declared that America would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a number of Arab heads  of state—including the leaders of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority (not yet a state but one in the making since Oslo)—were  informed that Trump …

American diplomats responsible for public diplomacy working in the Middle East have always faced a number of challenges. Most arise from criticisms of U.S. policy; for example, the Arab-Israeli conflict, American intervention in Iraq, or the US posture toward the civil war in Syria. In today’s climate, such substantive criticisms …

On December 30, the UK's Security Minister Ben Wallace harshly criticized tech giants like Google, Facebook, and YouTube for not doing enough to combat "terrorism online". He called on them to remove online content that could lead to radicalization. "2018 is a time to deliver. We know they can do …

تمهيد: إن الأزمات المتلاحقة في اليمن - سواء السياسية أو الاقتصادية أو الصراع القبلي - ليست وليدة اللحظة، بل هي مستمرة منذ أن عُرفت اليمن، وكتب عنها الكُتّاب والسياسيون والمتخصصون والإعلاميون في كل فترة من فترات الصراع. ونحن اليوم نواجه أوج هذه الأزمات وأشدها على مجتمع عربي يمني بسيط حُرم …

This article is based on a talk given at the London School of Economics and Political Science on November 18, 2016. Europe is currently facing severe political challenges, some of which seem to be connected. Take for example, the refugee crisis and the rise of right wing populism in countries …