Staff Writer Diya Jain analyzes the Iran Nuclear Deal and its implications for U.S.-Iran relations.
Staff Writer Aliyah Jaikaran examines the US-Iran prisoner swap that freed five Americans imprisoned in Iran and whether or not this intensified relations and polarization between Iran and the US.
Staff Writer, Katie Barnett, examines the complex role of social media in shaping communication and activism in the Middle East.
Staff Writer, Katie Barnett, investigates the war in Yemen and the United States’ failure to take meaningful action to help the Yemeni people.
Staff Writer, Sarah Marc Woessner, explores the World Cup in Qatar, following months of investigations and concerns that arose amid the start of this renown international competition.
Staff Writer Luke Wagner explores the stories of Iranian journalists standing up against a brutal regime despite the high costs.
Executive Editor, Caroline Hubbard, researches the origins of femicide in Turkey, examining societal practices of honor and state surveillance.
Staff Writer Emmett McNamara explores failure to form a government in Iraq after the last elections.
Staff Writer Katie Barnett explores climate policy in the MENA region and ways the international community might intervene to expedite action on climate change.
Staff Writer Luke Wagner investigates the demolition of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the consequences of the Crown Prince’s new tourism and development plan.
Contributing Editor Brian Johnson explores the ways in which the conflict in Ukraine will impact the Middle East.
Contributing Editor Rehana Paul explores the role women play in Islamic terrorist organizations.
Staff writer, Emmet McNamara, looks into the military defeat of the Islamic State and its potential repercussions on the international community.
Contributing Editor Brian Johnson explores the history of the Druze and how the Syrian Civil War has impacted them.
Managing editor Caroline Hubbard investigates the broader implication for international institutions regarding the Taliban’s recent destruction of cultural heritage sites.
Staff writer Emmet McNamara analyzes the continued Syrian opposition to Assad, a decade after Syria’s Arab Spring, while incorporating the role of the international community’s contribution to this conflict.
Contributing Editor Brian Johnson explains the ongoing water crisis in the Middle East and how Israel’s desalination scheme might be an answer to the problem and the broader diplomacy implications in the region.
Staff Writer Will Brown explores whether UN peacekeeping in Afghanistan is viable.
Staff Writer Hannah Kandall evaluates the contributions of state and municipal governments in the process of refugee resettlement, pertaining to the recent arrival of thousands of Afghan refugees in America.
Contributing Editor Rehana Paul explores the violence perpetuated against Yazidi women