Middle East & Africa
Africa: A Global Food Exporter By 2050, a Myth or Reality?
Africa plans to become a global food exporter by 2050, as the continent currently imports about $50 Billion worth of agricultural products per year. This goal...
Weaponizing food: Palestinians lose lives, Israelis lose humanity
A long-standing Israeli-Palestinian battlefield, food has moved centre stage.
For Gazans, who are on the verge of starvation, the food fight is existential.
For Israelis, preventing...
Palestinian Statehood after October 7: Any Odds of Success?
The terrorist action undertaken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, unprecedented in its scale and brutality, and the equally unprecedented Israeli retaliation, which claimed...
Turkey’s Humanitarian Diplomacy in Somalia: Humanitarian vs National Interests
Humanitarian diplomacy aims to maximize all forms of support for operations and programs and build necessary partnerships if humanitarian goals are to be achieved...
Janadriyah Festival: A Strategic Instrument for Advancing Saudi Vision 2030’s Diplomatic Objectives
From 1989 until 2016, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia consistently held the top position as the world's largest oil exporter. Its abundant oil resources...
Chinese intervention in the Red Sea and its relationship to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip
Many questions and analyzes have been raised regarding the Chinese intervention in the Red Sea. Is it temporary and will Washington accept it? The...
Africa Beyond Russia’s Grains Partnerships
Until sustainable food security is established through modernizing agriculture and ensuring adequate support for local farmers, Russia's grain supply would be as a soft...
Transforming the Bondo: A Case Study of FGM in Sierra Leone
Abstract: The West African nation of Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the world: approximately 90%...
Ceasefire talks are about more than a Gaza truce and prisoner exchange
A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success.
However,...
Israel-Hamas War: Causes and Consequences of Third Intifada
The term "intifada" refers to the Palestinian uprising and resistance against Israeli aggression and occupation over the years. The first intifada took place from...