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    By James M. Dorsey.   Introduction As Saudi Arabia seeks to inoculate itself against the push for greater freedom, transparency and accountability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, a major challenge to the kingdom&rsquo...

OUR 50 TOP ARABS The research for our annual 50 Top Arabs Report is always an interesting time for us at The Middle East magazine. This year has been particularly memorable since all the voting has been conducted online. Our decision to go digital in...

President Trump is considering designating the global Muslim Brotherhood organization as terrorist. It’s about time. Two days before he signed the Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals, the Muslim Brotherhood...

From Ian: Jewish grandma stabbed by terrorist in southern Bedouin town A Jewish Israeli woman was stabbed and wounded Saturday evening in the Bedouin town of Rahat, in southern Israel. She sustained moderate injuries to her neck and was hospitalized...

Abbreviated Edition "The PD community really is a welcoming and supportive bunch." --Academic James Pamment; image from “epiphenomenal” --How some academics define public Diplomacy QUOTATIONS Quotations on Diplomacy and the Foreign...