How Lean Principles have Changed Modern Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing revolutionized the way that companies thought about how they produced their goods to sell to consumers. The key principles of lean manufacturing…
Opinion
Silence Descends on Social Media in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s disdain for social media is no secret. He blocks Twitter regularly in order to prevent the spread of information he…
Outdoor Hobbies: Why You Need One and How to Find It
It’s important to have a hobby, but it is even more significant to have a hobby that can get you outside. Even though living…
Erdogan: An Aspiring Caliph
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working hard on both domestic and international fronts to advance his grand design of reviving an Islamic caliphate…
Macron’s ‘Savior Complex’ Is Not Helping France’s Former Colonies
As always, tone is everything. “France will never let Lebanon go,” said French President Emmanuel Macron as he toured a devastated Beirut earlier this…
Is Erdogan About to Make Turkey a More Dangerous Place for Women?
When the Istanbul Convention against domestic violence came into being in 2011, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, proudly declared that his country was the…
The Middle East Is Set for Big Changes If Joe Biden Wins the White House
Big changes in Middle East politics may occur in the window between November’s US elections and Iran’s presidential election in May 2022. As polls…
Northeast Syria Isn’t Big Enough for Russia and the US – And the Entry of an American Oil Company Doesn’t Help
Across most of Syria, the active zones of opposing outside powers are largely clear. In regime-held territory in the country’s center, west and south, Bashar Al…
Palestinians Should Hope Saudi Arabia Joins the UAE and Normalize Ties with Israel
The late Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, fought Israel with valor and signed peace with it with honor. Dignity and bravery can as well be…
The UAE-Israel Agreement Is a ‘Win-Win-Win,’ But Not for the Palestinians
Three countries can celebrate the surprise decision by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish formal, normal relations. For Israel, official recognition by…