Middle East & Africa
The Langley Doctrine: Why Europe Must Take Africa Seriously
When a U.S. four-star general retires after four decades of military service, it marks the end of a career. But in the case of...
China Mediates Between Iran and Israel in Bid to Halt War Under Xi’s Global Security Initiative
China's response was to strongly condemn Israel's actions, which violate all basic norms governing international relations. The Chinese Foreign Ministry considered the attacks on...
Still Another Unwarranted High-Stake Proxy War
Not so long ago, Iran-US negotiations still appeared to be promising. So, why the seemingly sudden escalation?
Last Thursday, the board of governors of the...
The Cost of Escalation: What the Iran-Israel Clash Means — James Dorsey Explains
The Middle East is currently teetering on the brink of a regional conflagration, as the long-simmering shadow war between Iran and Israel has erupted...
From Sykes-Picot to a Greater Syrian Emirates: Post-Assad Syria
The Hamas ‘terror blow’ of October 7, 2023, was intended, in the eyes of the initiator, Yahya Sinwar, to serve as a trigger that...
Mandarin in South African Schools: A Case of Neocolonialism?
Authors: Charles Matseke and Nokuthula Kumalo*
The introduction of Mandarin as an additional language in South African schools has sparked contentious debates about the lingering...
Who Threatens Peace: Israel Aggression or Iran Defence?
Under international law, Iran reserves the right to total retaliation against the unprecedented Israeli strikes on its nuclear and military infrastructure, which killed senior...
China Weighs In on Israeli-Iran Conflict as U.S. Support Emerges
The Israeli military announced the commencement of airstrikes against dozens of targets across Iran, claiming they were directly linked to the Iranian nuclear program...
The IAEA, Iran, and the Looming Nuclear Resolution
The most recent meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors has unfolded at a time of mounting political and psychological pressure on Iran. This...
Erasing Assyrians: The Kurdish Nationalist Project
The Assyrians, an indigenous people with over 6,775 years of history and one of the world’s earliest Christian communities, are vanishing from their ancestral...