The MENA NWFZ: 44 Years Old Dream… Postponed Again
The creation of a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (WMDFZ) was first proposed by the Shah of Iran in 1974, but since then the idea has not achieved yet significant results. In [...]
Regionalism and Beyond: Mapping Regional and International Organizations in the MENA
This diagram aim to represent the main regional and international organizations that operate in the MENA region.
The Regional Dimension of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
This is a conceptual diagram that aims to dissect the main repercussions of the Arab-Israeli conflict and how it affects several other conflicts, such as the War on Syria, Southern Lebanon or the Refugee crisis. [...]
A Class of their Own: the US and Saudi Overreaching Military Expenditure
In this infographic, we make an analysis of both the World’s and the regional military expenditure between 2011 (the aftermath of the Arab Spring) and 2014 (most recent available data). The main conclusions are that [...]
Main Destination for Syrian Refugees
This map depicts the Syrian refugee crisis in numbers, and the impact that it has on its neighbouring countries, such as Turkey, Lebanon or Jordan. Key figures on the host countries are also included, including [...]
Militarization in the Mena Region
Small countries tend to poses smaller armies. But Israel has three times more soldiers per thousand inhabitants than Saudi Arabia, and almost doubles Jordan in relative terms. At the same time, Gulf countries spend significantly [...]