Mr. Shahab Enam Khan, NESA alumnus and Research Director of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), writes on the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and the particular challenges emerging in very densely populated urban centers and highly vulnerable groups, such as the large Rohingya refugee population. Read in full: English بالعربية Pусский
Coronavirus
Managing Systemic Risks During the Pandemic
Author Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is an alumnus of the NESA Center. He is the author of ‘Sri Lanka at Crossroads’ (WorldScientific, Singapore). He was the former Director General at the national security think tank INSSSL under the Ministry of Defence and former Executive Director at the foreign policy think tank LKIIRSS under the Ministry of Foreign Read More >
Turkey, US and Russia may Prioritize Stability in Syria
“US President Donald Trump on Tuesday March 31st had a phone call with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss cease-fires in Libya and Syria in the light of the dangers posed by the coronavirus pandemic. This is a very positive sign that, when facing the same threat, which does not differentiate between nations, ethnicities or Read More >
COVID-19 and New World Order
“Could Covid-19 prove to be another landmark event similar to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union?” Read more below from NESA Alumnus Dr. Nischal Pandey: ‘COVID-19 and New World Order’ originally published in Republica National Daily (Nepal).
The Coronavirus – What Can It Teach Us?
باللغة العربية Dr. Gawdat Bahgat, NESA Center, 30 March 2020 The Coronavirus has been proven to be one of the worst catastrophic experiences the world has seen in recent times, having spread to almost every country. People from different socio-economic backgrounds, religious, ethnic and sectarian groups have been infected. It is too soon to try Read More >
The Coronavirus Impact on Israel, Palestine Jordan
باللغة العربية Dr. Michael Sharnoff, NESA Center, 30 March 2020 Dr. Michael Sharnoff is an Associate Professor at the NESA Center and is the author of Nasser’s Peace: Egypt’s Response to the 1967 War with Israel. The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused many deaths, illnesses and major disruptions for Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians. Israel’s Ministry Read More >
Jordan’s Response to Covid-19
Al‐Sharif Nasser bin Nasser, Managing Director of the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS) and NESA Alumnus, offers this brief on steps taken by the Jordanian government in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Iran has Plans to Harm Trump’s Re-election Chances
“Kata’ib Hezbollah fired rockets at a US base in Taji, north of Baghdad on Wednesday March 11th, and the base was attacked again a few days later. Could the fact that the base was attacked twice in a week be a coincidence?” Read NESA Alumnus Dr. Dania Khatib’s editorial in the Arab News here.