كانت أوروبا قبل الثورة الفرنسية مقسمة إلى ممالك لا دول وطنية ترسم حدودها حول شعوب بعينها وفي العادة لم يحكم الشعوب ملوك من أوطانهم. وقد حاول “بونابرت” بعد غزوه لأوروبا إقامة دول وطنية وانتشرت الفكرة بين شعوب أوروبا. ولكن بعد هزيمة “بونابرت“، اجتمعت العائلات الملكية في مؤتمر فيينا سنة 1815 لتقسيم أوروبا مجدداً إلى ملكيات […]
Political – سياسة
Climate Change & Social Media: Redefining ‘Realism’
A response to “Unraveling the Enigma: Western Expert Community Seeks to Explain Russian Policy” by Dr. Igor Istomin published April 8, 2015 by the Russian International Affairs Council. It is no small task to appreciate the enigmatic and emotionally evocative nuances of Russian literature or diplomacy. It is equally challenging to respond to Dr. Igor […]
Europe & The DAESH Within
“One day not very far, Europe will wake up to a nightmare”. I made this comment to friends during a 2012 visit to Europe. They swiftly dismissed it. Yet just two years later, with DAESH (Islamic State) supporters demonstrating in Europe’s streets, and European citizens joining DAESH to fight in Syria and Iraq, the nightmare […]
With You, There
A revolution is happening in the United States in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, of Ferguson, Missouri on 9 August 2014. There is a meaningful, calm and cross-generational dialogue about race, justice and failed national policies taking place on the streets, in the news and on social media. This is […]
One Family, One House – Undivided
Republican US Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln invoked Jesus Christ when he said in June 1858 that ‘a house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Lincoln’s radical campaign speech against slavery, racial discrimination and violence may have lost him a Senate seat – Illinois legislators voted to send pro-slavery Democrat Stephen Douglas to Congress instead – but […]
Memo to Self on International Women’s Day
Memo to Self: Remember to stop on this International Women’s Day and consider your contributions to this world, and prepare to contribute more. Sounds simple, especially to those in my generation of American women who ‘just got on with it’ and confidently marched into university and the workforce on the wide shoulders of the women […]
المعركة المهملة للثورة المصرية
عزيزي القارئ، أعلم أن تلك السطور ستكون ثقيلة على عينيك وعلى ضميرك ولكنني أطلب منك تقبلها وأتمنى أن تكون دافع لك للتحرك. أسترجع دائماً مقابلتي مع صحفي مصري يعيش في لندن حين شرح لي كيف إن الدولة المصرية الحديثة منذ بدأها محمد على هي محتكرة النخبة الحاكمة وصانعتها في الأساس منذ إرساله للبعثات التعليمية إلى […]