Book: Who Paid the Pipers or Western Marxism
Author: Gabriel Rockhill

Publisher: Monthly Review Papers, New York, 2025

The fall of the first socialist state in 1991 was a shock to genuine communists as well as to formalistic communism, and …

April 7, 2026

News Analysis

Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tensions sharply on Monday, issuing a stark threat to Iran: unless Tehran effectively surrenders, Washington would begin, as early as Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m., (Washington time) a …

The War Exposed the Fragility of the Gulf Economy

and the Hidden Economy of the UAE,

Confirming the Need to Leverage the Event for Arab Advancement

Dr. Adel Samara

Note: As the w​ar was suspended for 14 days, the aggressors …

— and where the Arabs Stand, by Dr. Adel Samara

Occupied Palestine

 During conflict—indeed, during open aggression—it is difficult to determine outcomes and consequences. There is global consensus that any party can ignite a war, but not necessarily control it …

March 15, 2026

When historians examine moments of strategic overreach, they often see the same pattern repeat itself. A powerful nation convinces itself that its military superiority can reshape a distant political reality. Intervention is framed as limited, necessary, even …

I hope that the number of those convinced by the aggression against Iran—regardless of its outcomes—will increase, recognizing that the absence of a unified Arab state is a fundamental reason for the aggression against Iran. The existence of a unified …

One of the most enduring paradoxes in contemporary geopolitics is the persistent self-presentation of the most heavily armed states as existentially insecure. The United States, the world’s dominant military power, and Israel, the most militarized and technologically advanced state in …

Strangely enough, the project of the distinguished thinker Khazal al-Majidi—especially his work on religions, grounded scientifically in history and archaeology—as well as the works of the late thinker Fadel al-Rubaie in comparative religion, and the works of Kamal Salibi and …

Introduction: Deconstructing the Myth of Democratic Salvation

The dominant American narrative of World War I portrays U.S. intervention in 1917 as a reluctant but noble crusade to “make the world safe for democracy,” echoing President Woodrow Wilson’s lofty rhetoric. Yet …

Was the Saudi–Emirati clash sudden, or a long-delayed necessity? And in final analysis, are the positions of the two parties truly divergent, or are they governed by a stance that has guided their policies for decades? Can the Arab citizen—particularly …