Omar Ahmed

Omar has an MSc International Security and Global Governance from Birkbeck, University of London. He has travelled throughout the Middle East, including studying Arabic in Egypt as part of his undergraduate degree. His interests include the politics, history and religion of the MENA region.

October 16, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Syria and the multipolar era
The way that history has a tendency to repeat itself is intriguing. In Alfred Lilienthal’s The Other Side of the Coin, published in 1965, he said that the “Soviet...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey, US
October 10, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
‘Coup’ attempt in Iraq is really an attack on Iran
Having failed to dislodge Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after eight years of conflict and with the twin political processes of the UN and the Astana initiatives moving a step...
Published in: Article, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion
October 8, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Najran could well be Saudi Arabia’s fault line as much as its front line
The 14th century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun is famed for his treatise Al-Muqqadimah and is regarded as “the father of social science”; he wrote about the rise and fall...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
September 27, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Israel and the evolution of asymmetric warfare
War, wrote the 19th century Prussian General and military strategist Carl von Clausewitz, is an “act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” This is an...
Published in: Article, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Syria, Yemen
September 20, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Was Iran really behind the attack on Saudi Aramco facilities?
On 14 September, state-owned Saudi Aramco’s oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais in the Eastern Province were the target of a sophisticated drone and cruise missile attack. The...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, US
September 17, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Did Saudi push Yemen’s Zaydi community into Iran’s hands?
It has been argued that the Zaydi sect of Shia Islam is closer to mainstream Sunni Islam than it is to the Twelver Shias who form the majority in...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
September 12, 2019 | Omar Ahmed
Revival, not revolution in southern Yemen
Omar Ahmed interviews Salah Al-Noud of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council
Published in: Interviews, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen
September 6, 2019
#USAEnemyOfPeace campaign against America’s role in Yemen
The US’ attacks on civilians in Yemen have taken centre stage on Twitter as social media users highlight America’s actions using the hashtag #USAEnemyOfPeace. America has been supporting the...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Middle East, News, Twitter Trends, UAE, US, Yemen