Anna Mahjar-Barducci

Anna Mahjar-Barducci is an author and a Senior Researcher at the Washington-based think tank The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a not-for-profit press monitoring and analysis organization.

October 1, 2026

News/Sri Lanka

Top American General Visiting Colombo Pays Tribute to WWII War Dead

Lieutenant General Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific, joined Sri Lankan defence and security representatives and diplomats from five countries at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Jawatta, Colombo,

Columns/Geopolitics

Venezuela’s Uneasy Survival

Venezuela’s post-Maduro reality is defined by a stark imbalance of power. The Rodríguez government has avoided direct confrontation with Washington while negotiating access to its vast oil resources and seeking to stabilise an economy battered by sanctions and years of

October 1, 2026

US Says Sri Lanka’s Investment Climate Remains Hostile to Foreign Capital

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5 per cent in 2025 as the country continued its recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, but its investment

Can Prison Monitoring Change Prisons?

Editor's Choice/Human Rights

A critical examination of the growing expectations placed on prison monitors—and the dangerous gap between identifying abuse and changing the system that produces it.

Independent Candidate RFK Jr.: Israel Is Fighting An ‘Existential Battle’

July 17, 2024

Columns/Politics

Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shown great empathy and support for the victims of the October 7 massacre, which he called “an

Anti-Liberal Forces Are Preparing For The ‘Final Battle’ Against The West

July 11, 2024

Diplomacy/Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to send arms to countries that could attack Ukraine’s allies (i.e. the West). Speaking at a press conference with foreign news organizations at Russia’s annual economic

World Cup: A Call to US Team to Show Solidarity With Iranian People

November 23, 2022

Iran

The moral winner of the World Cup 2022 is the Iranian team. Yesterday, Iran’s national team kept silent during the Islamic Republic’s national anthem ahead of their match against England, in solidarity

Iran: Bitter Truth Behind Hijab

October 9, 2022

Columns/Human Rights

The hijab is a political tool used by Islamic Republic of Iran to keep a strict grip on its population. Quranic sources recommend that women wear modest clothing, but there is no