I once asked a relative to review an article I wrote about how the Muslim world should react to America’s looming military
Towards the ideal Islamic government
When the Prophet Muhammad died in 632, he left no instructions for his followers about choosing his successor or how they should
Israel’s new government is crazy, and no one cares
The election of an extreme right-wing government in Israel barely elicited a yawn in the US. The Washington Post complained that a
Applying Ibn Khaldun’s ideas to China and Saudi Arabia
The last few years have seen two similar, but independent developments occur in Saudi Arabia and China. Both nations have witnessed the
America’s alliance with Saudi Arabia reminds me of a bad movie
“Just when I thought I was out – they pull me back in.” A great quote from a bad movie and one
Iran is fighting America and Israel with one arm tied behind its back
Iran has been feuding with America and Israel for decades. America likes to pretend this conflict is based on its principled opposition
When it comes to climate change, Pakistan is on its own
The enormity of the damage wrought by Pakistan’s recent floods is staggering. One third of the country submerged, 3 million acres of
Fixing Pakistan’s economy requires fixing its political system first
To fix a problem, one must get to the root of the issue. Of course, that is often easier said than done.
A rose by any other name
Here’s a statement most Americans will probably disagree with: America is the wealthiest and most powerful empire the world has ever known.
Understanding the failure of nuclear talks with Iran
Negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program highlight, yet again, a glaring weakness in the current international system. Aside from China and
Lament the Spaniard
Spanish history is depressing. It is a tale of greed, bigotry, and violence. The Reconquista, though a cute term, is a shorthand
It’s time for the government to come clean about aliens
Mankind has consumed itself with endless military competition without pausing to consider that there may be far greater threats to our prosperity
Pakistan’s latest crisis is a product of its hybrid system
Assigning blame for the dysfunction gripping Pakistan’s political system today is easy. This mess belongs to everyone. Imran Khan’s bombastic but mostly
Lessons from the war in Ukraine
I typically write about the underlying causes of the Muslim world’s military weakness and how to end it. But, for obvious reasons,
A tribute to Abdus Salam and what could have been
Abdus Salam was a brilliant physicist. So brilliant, in fact, that he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1979. He was
Some commonsense advice for Saudi leaders
In 1985 Israeli bombers dropped empty fuel tanks on targets inside Saudi Arabia to show their displeasure with its purchase of long-range