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Women can drive, but the monarch has the wheel
News, Noah Feldman, Published on 29/09/2017
» It's good news that women will soon be able to drive in Saudi Arabia. But as a milestone, it isn't primarily a marker of sex equality, which remains a distant objective in the kingdom. Rather, it's an important indication that the monarchy now thinks it doesn't have to defer to the country's religious establishment.
How terrorism will lead to IS downfall
News, Noah Feldman, Published on 27/07/2015
» Turkey's airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) and its decision to allow US warplanes to operate from its air bases are in direct response to terrorist attacks in the Turkish town of Suruc earlier in the week. The cause-and-effect relationship highlights what's becoming a central strategic dilemma for Islamic State.