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Michael Arnold

Michael Arnold

Michael Arnold writes on the history of Islamic thought and the politics and history of the modern Middle East. He is a PhD candidate in Arab and Middle Eastern History at the American University of Beirut. Based in Istanbul, he currently works as a Deputy Researcher at the TRT World Research Centre.

Michael Arnold writes on the history of Islamic thought and the politics and history of the modern Middle East. He is a PhD candidate in Arab and Middle Eastern History at the American University of Beirut. Based in Istanbul, he currently works as a Deputy Researcher at the TRT World Research Centre.

Articles from author

What does Russia stand to gain from a ceasefire in Ukraine?

Recent history demonstrates that Russian commitments to ceasefires and humanitarian corridors are tentative at best and deliberately manipulative at worst.

What does Russia stand to gain from a ceasefire in Ukraine?

What does Russia stand to gain from a ceasefire in Ukraine?

Now that Hariri has resigned, what’s next for Lebanon?

In the wake of the failure to form a government led by Saad al Hariri, attention has now turned to the question of who will replace him amid increasingly desperate social and economic circumstances.

Now that Hariri has resigned, what’s next for Lebanon?

Now that Hariri has resigned, what’s next for Lebanon?

Arab wavering on Palestine serves the interests of both Iran and Netanyahu

Both Iran and its allies, as well as the Israeli right, stand to benefit at the expense of Palestinian suffering

Arab wavering on Palestine serves the interests of both Iran and Netanyahu

Arab wavering on Palestine serves the interests of both Iran and Netanyahu

Israel's aggression on Palestine hurts the credibility of some Arab states

The failure to leverage newly-forged relations with Israel into meaningful and forceful diplomatic pressure undermines the political credibility of Arab states in the wake of last year’s normalisation deals.

Israel's aggression on Palestine hurts the credibility of some Arab states

Israel's aggression on Palestine hurts the credibility of some Arab states

The Trump phenomenon is a reality liberal Americans should accept

Regardless of the final results, the 2020 US election should be a wakeup call for American liberals and progressives. A Biden victory means that it’s unlikely to be.

The Trump phenomenon is a reality liberal Americans should accept

The Trump phenomenon is a reality liberal Americans should accept

Macron’s Pax Mediterranea and colonial doublespeak

For French President Emmanuel Macron, the outcome of the conflicts in Libya and Syria are central to the role that the West, and more specifically, Europe, should play in the region.

Macron’s Pax Mediterranea and colonial doublespeak

Macron’s Pax Mediterranea and colonial doublespeak

In post-explosion Lebanon, Hezbollah has the most to lose

Just as the explosion has permanently altered Beirut’s urban landscape, so has it made clear the monumental shifts in the country’s political dynamics.

In post-explosion Lebanon, Hezbollah has the most to lose

In post-explosion Lebanon, Hezbollah has the most to lose

Who is responsible for the Beirut disaster?

Whatever the immediate cause, the reason for the deadly explosion in Beirut is criminal neglect and a rotten system built and maintained by the country’s political elite.

Who is responsible for the Beirut disaster?

Who is responsible for the Beirut disaster?

Remembering Srebrenica – memory and forgetfulness

The ideas through which the murders of thousands of Bosniak civilians were justified, are once again on the rise.

Remembering Srebrenica – memory and forgetfulness

Remembering Srebrenica – memory and forgetfulness

The pandemic brings Lebanon’s challenges to a boiling point

Six months after popular protests erupted across the country, the pandemic is making a meal out of an already fragile situation.

The pandemic brings Lebanon’s challenges to a boiling point

The pandemic brings Lebanon’s challenges to a boiling point