Interview “Mohammad Bin Salman Should Be the Object of an International Criminal Investigation” The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi Alain Gresh, Agnès Callamard, June 2019 Interview with Agnès Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. (…) Is the Reform of the Right of Asylum in Qatar For Real? Joe Stork, June 2019 In September 2018, Qatar’s Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, signed Law No./2018 on Organizing Political Asylum—the first Persian Gulf Arab country to pass legislation recognizing a right to political (…) Iran, Syria, Iraq. Contradictions and Paradoxes of American Politics Patrick Haenni, June 2019 As the United States proclaims victory in the war against the Islamic State (IS), it finds itself locked into a contradiction between its desire to partially disengage from the (…) [Reporting Oman Has a Strategic Port to Avoid the Ormuz Straits Quentin Müller, June 2019 Duqm, once a modest fishing harbour located on the Arabian Sea is about to become an economic megalopolis—a mammoth project, initiated by the Sultanate of Oman but taken over by the great powers. On 13 March (…) Support Orient XXI June 2019 You can help us by making a one-time donation through one of the means below, or choose a monthly payment — cancelable at any time — via Helloasso or Paypal who have provided for it in their form. Whatever its form, any help is welcome, any help is an encouragement to persevere. Orient XXI thank you in advance. Donate via HelloAsso Donate via PayPal Donate by cheque To the order of « Association Orient XXI» sent to : Orient XXI c/o iReMMO 7, rue des Carmes 75005 Paris Donate by (…) Turkey’s Buffeted Economy Jean-Pierre Sereni, May 2019 On 23 June, voters are called to vote again to elect the mayor of Istanbul, after the opposition’s victory was invalidated. The deterioration of Turkey’s economic situation is likely to weigh heavily on the result. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main (…) Istanbul and the AKP: Springboard, Showcase and Ali Baba’s Cave Jean-François Pérouse, May 2019 The election of Ekrem İmamoğlu, candidate of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for mayor of Istanbul was finally cancelled, after (…) Down with the Muslim Brotherhood ! Should they be called a terrorist organisation? Alain Gresh, May 2019 Pure coincidence? Almost at the same moment, the French and American presidents have come out strongly against political Islam. While Donald Trump and his administration are (…) Yemen: Taiz, Martyred and Forgotten City Mustafa Naji, May 2019 Taiz is the name of a city in South-West Yemen and of the country’s most populous governorate, with its 4.5 million inhabitants, 500 000 in the regional capital alone. Although it is still the theatre of fierce fighting, five (…) Sport in the Gulf Countries: Naturalize to Win Raphaël Le Magoariec, May 2019 To put together winning national teams, the Gulf countries naturalise young foreigners. This common practice is looked upon with a jaundiced eye by the international bodies. On 1 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi, Bassem (…) Moroccan Counterterrorism Policy and Its Blind Spots Alexandra Fokina, May 2019 Although Morocco currently appears to pursue one of the most effective counterterrorism policies in the Arab world due to its extensive international cooperation and, as its authorities claim, passive (…) Migrations, a Vanishing Horizon Mohamed Samih Beji Okkaz, April 2019 Not once since the first humans took their initial steps, discovering their environment, have the flows of migration ceased. They have developed along with the evolution of humanity, and corresponded to its risks and needs. Causes have been as (…) 0 | ... | 372 | 384 | 396 | 408 | 420 | 432 | 444 | 456 | 468 | ... | 588