Houthi Weapons and the Two Deaths in the Gulf of Aden
What a private security executive in the Gulf of Aden reveals. The court documents on the Houthi weapons seizure operation in which two American commandos died.
Armaments: Israel and the Others
Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on international arms transfers to Israel, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine. What does the data on the quantity and origin of transfers show?
An Area that Changes Through the Barrel of a Gun
Dr. Marina Eleftheriadou, scientific advisor for the dossier "The Armories of the Middle East," analyzes the region's geopolitical significance, its complexities, and the ever-growing need for research and study.
Military Expenditure in the Middle East: Who Spends More?
Turkey and Israel increased their military expenditure more in 2023 than in 2022. A large percentage of GDP is spent on military expenditure for the economically struggling Lebanon.
Making the podcast “Evros Behind the Fence”
Journalist Apostolos Staikos traveled to northern Evros to document life in the remote border villages for iMEdD's new podcast.
Evros Behind The Fence
What happens in Evros when the wildfires die down and the border fence slips out of the spotlight? Journalist Apostolos Staikos travels to Northern Evros, exploring life in the remote border villages. He delves into issues of demographic collapse, the local economy, wildfires, and the border fence.
We’ll rethink scale, trust, and our life’s work
Journalism faces an existential crisis, and whether we can meet the moment collectively will be telling. Here are four areas I predict we will be hearing a lot about in 2025, all interconnected.
Your Audience team is now your Creator team
For someone who has built my entire career out of Audience-focused work in great newsrooms, it’s painful to bury my own. But here we are: The standalone Audience team/department/function, as we know it, is dead.
Newsroom planning goes silo-free
For an industry rooted in communication, journalists working in newsrooms must improve how they communicate with each other. Is news in its current state reaching the right audiences? Some reports would lead us to say no.
Podcasting becomes the primary strategy, not an afterthought
