Albania: New report on protection of national minorities
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) has published its fifth opinion on Albania (see the Albanian...
When has the Israel-Palestine conflict ever responded to Cartesian logic?
Sooner or later, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s destructive political magic, which has kept him in power for 15 years, was bound to usher...
Washington Post: Xi, with ‘no limits’ partner Putin, says U.S. holding back Global South
Chinese leader Xi Jinping laid out a vision for a revamped version of his signature “Belt and Road” investment initiative and promised continued economic...
Douglas Macgregor: Avoiding Armageddon
The U.S. must consider encouraging a ceasefire before stumbling into another complicated large-scale conflict, Douglas Macgregor, Col. (ret.), a senior fellow with The American...
Israel needs an exit strategy -Can US help?
Israel needs an exit strategy, if past experiences in Lebanon and Gaza gave any lessons, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer.
One, the...
America’s political turmoil hampers its capacity to lead through yet another Global Crisis
The turmoil in America’s politics – plagued by internal extremism, threats to democracy and the hyperpoliticization of foreign policy – means it will be...
Situation in Middle East has entered a dangerous, unpredictable phase
The geopolitical consequences of the bloody clashes between Israel and Hamas risk to be serious, warns Kanwal Sibal, a former Indian Foreign Secretary, he...
FBI warns of Hamas copycat terror attacks on US soil
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has revealed the bureau has seen an increase in domestic threats since last weekend's attacks in Israel.
Wray,...
Blinken in Cairo and Riyadh: The differences of views emerged
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced stiff resistance from the Arab world’s most powerful strongmen, trying to convince Egypt’s Abdel Fatah El-Sisi (photo)...
UN: Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into...