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Biden (and Putin)’s nostalgia for the Cold War
Dec 8, 2021Marwan BisharaOver the past 10 years, American and European reactions to the Arab Spring have demonstrated why Western democracies cannot be trusted with the cause of democr…
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Systematic Discrimination and Fragmentation as Key Barriers to Palestinian Health and Healthcare
Dec 1, 2021Medical Aid for PaestineWe would like to encourage you to read the latest paper by Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP). Their new position paper describes how systematic discrimination an…
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Why Iran may become a latent nuclear state
Nov 29, 2021Marwan BisharaAs the negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement resume in Vienna, it is a déjà vu all over again. The United States warns of crippling sanctions…
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Israeli hyperbole: The art of deception
Nov 9, 2021Marwan BisharaIsraeli hyperbole is as old as the Israeli state. It is tautological, serving as the raison d’être and modus operandi of Israel, the garrison state. It is farc…
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Pyrrhic victories ring hollow in the Middle East
Oct 25, 2021 Marwan BisharaOver the past half a century, the Greater Middle East has witnessed more war than any other region. Even when violent conflicts subsided in much of the world a…
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Will Trump run again … and win?
Oct 4, 2021Marwan BisharaThe fear and rage that gripped the US capital under the presidency of Donald Trump have left the country in peril, its democracy ill, and its immunity weak. Tr…
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The Biden-Bennett summit: A US-Israeli reset?
Aug 25, 2021Marwan BisharaThis week’s US-Israeli summit will certainly be overshadowed by the Afghan fiasco. Less certain, however, is how US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minis…
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The US, the Taliban and the stunning defeat in Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2021Marwan BisharaLast week’s turn of events in Afghanistan has been utterly shocking but hardly surprising. The Taliban’s blistering takeover of the country’s main cities was b…
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The Feats, Fiats and Failures of American News Networks
Feb 10, 2021Marwan BisharaThe three main US news networks, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, have enjoyed a roller-coaster ride over the past five years, thanks to one man, Donald J Trump. His p…
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Saudi Arabia: Time to face the music
Dec 9, 2020Marwan BisharaParticipants at a regional security conference in Manama over the weekend must have been surprised to see former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisa…
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Trump vs Biden: And the winner is…?
Oct 9, 2020Marwan BisharaThe coronavirus pandemic and the Trump presidency that preoccupied the United States and much of the world this year have finally met face to face over the wee…
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The End of the Saudi Era
Sep 22, 2020Marwan BisharaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's power is on a decline and not even Israel can change that.
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The UAE and Israel: A Dangerous Liaison
Aug 31, 2020Marwan BisharaThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been so enamoured with Israel that even before formalising their new bilateral agreement, they had started normalising relat…
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The UAE makes peace with Israel’s war on the Palestinians
Aug 14, 2020Marwan BisharaAfter years of informal normalisation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally reached a formal "peace agreement" with Israel that paves the way for a strat…
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Beware of the looming chaos in the Middle East
Aug 3, 2020Marwan BisharaIf you thought the Middle East has hit rock bottom and may finally emerge intact from a decade of upheaval and conflict, think again.
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Trump is losing it
Jun 22, 2020Marwan BisharaMarwan Bishara writes that Trump is using psychological warfare against his detractors and that those celebrating his defeat prematurely should beware of his d…
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The plague: Searching for meaning
May 5, 2020Marwan BisharaIt may be premature to take stock of the coronavirus pandemic or make sense of it while it is still going on. But how we confront this calamity and what we lea…
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Israel after Netanyahu?
Sep 19, 2019Marwan BisharaNo leader of a national unity government in Israel will be willing, let alone capable of, taking any serious step towards peace
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The logic behind US humiliation of the Palestinians
Apr 24, 2019Marwan BisharaThe Trump administration has launched an all-out diplomatic assault on the Palestinians, while preparing a new initiative to resolve the Middle East conflict.
