Hichem Karoui The Gulf Today, April 21, 2012 Some observers noticed a particular increase in the number of American experts from the defence and foreign affairs who went on television in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Indeed, these members … Continue reading
Hichem Karoui The Gulf Today, April 14, 2012 The old conflict in Sudan known as “North/South” is not isolated from an area of overlapping conflicts, exacerbating problems of tribalism and ethnicity and religion, mineral resources, and political claims. Sudan has … Continue reading
Hichem Karoui The Gulf Today, April 07, 2012 Apparently, it is not Bashar Al Assad and the Baath Party that are ruling what remains of Syria today, but Vladimir Putin and Russia. From the moment Moscow decided that the protesters in … Continue reading
A Re-analysis of a Recurrent Sociological Proposition with Contemporary Data In an article for the internationally well-known social science journal SOCIOLOGIA – Slovak Sociological Review (website:http://www.sav.sk/index.php?lang=sk&charset=&doc=journal-list&journal_no=36&lang_change=en) Tausch* and Heshmati* reconsider the effects of direct foreign investments on the host countries around … Continue reading
Hichem Karoui The Gulf Today, March 31, 2012 It seems that Iran has enormously profited from the upheaval in the Arab countries at least on one aspect: it has delivered it momentaneously from the international pressure regarding its nuclear programme. … Continue reading
Aysha Taryam The Gulf Today, April 01, 2012 Never before has the world been as interconnected as it is today. Entire populations all tangled up in an invisible web, one that holds them captive indefinitely. Each virtual string binds one stranger … Continue reading