The Canal through Nowhere
The Arabian Peninsula has a lot of sand, especially in the famous “Empty Quarter.” So now a project has been envisioned that would cut a canal for 950 kilometers through the sand dunes from near Qatar in the More...
Trump the Tramp and Trash Talk
There is no doubt that militarily and economically the United States of America is the strongest country in the world. One would think, and hope, that someone seeking to be president of the USA would be someone More...
The Refugee Crisis and Orientalism
There was a time when the “Orient” was an exotic land that fueled the imagination of Christian pilgrims, swashbuckling travelers and steamboat tourists. Mark Twain satirized the tourists in his classic 19th More...
As Sana’a becomes Aleppo
Thus far the Saudi-led proxy war against the Houthi/Salih coalition in Yemen has mainly been continual and often indiscriminate bombing from the air. Although a minor force entered at the port of Aden and was able More...
Kung Salman reser till Washington
När den nyligen tillträdda kungen av Saudiarabien reser så får det Donald Trump att se ut som en hemlös man från 1800-talet. Tidigare i somras skapade miljardärkungen rabalder på Franska Rivieran då hans More...
Salman Fishing in Washington
When the recently installed monarch of Saudi Arabia travels, it makes Donald Trump look like a homeless man in the old Bowery. Earlier this summer the billionaire king created a scene on the Riviera, when his bikini-less More...
Terrorism at the University
The keystone to meaningful education has always been and always will be based on academic freedom. If professors and students are deprived of the opportunity to think critically, it is a victory only for authoritarian More...