The American withdrawal from Iraq: ways and means for remaining behind (*)

  Abstract: This article examines the 2011 withdrawal of United States’…


Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty (*)

Author: Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson Book review by: Ziad Hafez (**)…


The corruption of political elites in Iraq – an economic analysis (*)

  Abstract: This article examines the corruption of political elites in…


Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak 1981–2011 (*)

Author: Galal Amin Book review by: Ziad Hafez (**) Published by: The American…


Zaha Hadid, genius of the place (*)

  Abstract: After a startling and meteoric rise to fame, Arab Iraqi-born…


Science and the Arabs: opportunities and challenges (*)

Abstract: Tunisians and Egyptians sought recently to transform their political…