How have the Gulf monarchies managed to weather the unrest that has hurt their neighbours?

With their emphasis on tradition, hierarchy, loyalties and social alliances, monarchies are accepted by many of the cultures of the Arabian Peninsula.

Edmund Adam, The Conversation

· Sep 05, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Has the UN been effective in addressing global conflicts? What the case of the Arab Spring shows

Study suggests that the UN's own principles sometimes prevented it from living up to its objectives.

Tuba Turan, The Conversation

· Oct 22, 2018 · 07:30 pm

As Morsi faces the gallows, where are the defenders of democracy?

Two years ago, on August 14, over 800 protesters against a coup were massacred in Cairo. A court recently upheld the death sentence for Egypt's ousted elected leader. Yet the global voices of democracy are largely silent.

Irfan Ahmad, The Conversation

· Aug 18, 2015 · 06:30 am

Climate change and drought: a spark in igniting Syria's civil war

A drought in Syria that was exacerbated by climate change helped fuel the unrest that led to the country's civil war.

Colin Kelley, The Conversation

· Mar 09, 2015 · 06:00 pm