Tag: Barack Obama
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?
James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles
In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States for its...
What Trump missed in his address on tolerance – American Muslims
David Mislin, Temple University
President Donald Trump, like his predecessors before him, has discovered the potent language of religious tolerance and interfaith unity...
When image trumps ideology: How JFK created the template for the...
Steven Watts, University of Missouri-Columbia
Even at John F. Kennedy’s centennial on May 29, 2017, the 35th president remains an enigma. We still...
Assassination of the Russian ambassador a big loss for Turkey
Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois at Springfield
The latest victim of Turkey’s climate of insecurity is Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey.
Karlov was...
Boris as foreign secretary: the good news for Africa is maybe...
David J Hornsby, University of the Witwatersrand
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, former mayor of London and a member of parliament, has just been appointed...
Trump’s dog whistle: the white, screwed-over sports icon
Kyle W. Kusz, University of Rhode Island
While athletes and coaches can be overlooked vehicles of political ideology, they often play key symbolic roles in...

















