Thursday, November 13, 2025

How Iran Plans to Fight America And Dominate the Middle East

With the creeping possibility of a nuclear breakout, its vigorous sponsorship of international non-state armed groups, and its escalating...

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: from Balfour Promise to Bush Declaration: The Complications and the Road for a Lasting Peace

In the coming five to ten years, the highest number of key global security challenges will likely be concentrated...

Jihad’s New Heartlands: Why the West Has Failed to Contain Islamic Fundamentalism

by Gabriel G. Tabarani  "Jihad's New Heartlands: How the West Has Failed to Contain Islamic Fundamentalism" is a groundbreaking book offering...

AboutMe

Gabriel G Tabarani is a recognised expert on Middle East and North African affairs. He graduated from the French University in Beirut (St Joseph), specialising in Political and Economic Sciences. He started working in 1973 as a reporter and journalist for the pan-Arab magazine “Al-Hawadess” in Lebanon, later becoming its Washington, D.C. correspondent. He subsequently moved to London in 1979, joining “Al-Majallah” magazine as its Deputy Managing Editor.

Asswak Al-Arab

A monthly political and economic magazine, covering a wide range of topics, published in London by Asswak Al-Arab Publishing Ltd.

Over the course of fifty years, Gabriel Tabarani wrote thousands of articles, most of them in Arabic (Visit www.asswak-alarab.com). Below are some of the articles he wrote in English, which of course do not represent everything he wrote.

Iraq’s Fragile Future: Ballots, Bullets, and the Battle for the State

Gabriel G Tabarani Iraq went to the polls on November 11 in what many hoped would be another step toward stability. Instead, the elections served...

Iraq’s Fragile Future: Ballots, Bullets, and the Battle for the State

Gabriel G Tabarani Iraq went to the polls on November...

Between Rivalry and Reconciliation: Can the Maghreb Escape Its Cold War?

Gabriel G Tabarani The rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has...

Russia’s Energy Empire Is Running on Fumes

Gabriel G Tabarani For decades, Russia wrapped itself in the...

The Mirage of Peace: Why Trump and Xi Can’t Escape the Gravity of Rivalry

Gabriel G Tabarani The images from Seoul were meant to...

The Energy Weapon Is Back—and It’s More Dangerous Than Ever

Gabriel G Tabarani For decades, the world convinced itself that...

A New Global Deal: Why the 21st Century Needs a Reimagined Multilateralism

Gabriel G Tabarani The world stands at a crossroads. For...

Reinventing Wealth: Oman’s Economic Crossroads

Gabriel G Tabarani Like many resource-dependent economies, Oman stands at...