Middle East & Africa
Strengthening Bonds: PM Modi’s Visit to UAE and its Importance to Indo-UAE Relations
In a significant step towards reinforcing the already thriving bilateral ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be embarked on a historic visit to the...
Peace in the Middle East Does Not Run Through Faraway Arab Capitals
Israeli officials have insisted that Israeli-Saudi peace is closer than ever, and top-ranking American politicians including President Joe Biden himself hinted that a breakthrough...
African Union and ECOWAS: Time to Create Sahel African Treaty Organization (SATO)
The late July military takeover in the Republic of Niger, that landlocked West African state, presented a rare test for the African Union, a...
Is U.S. Influence Waning in The Cauldron of Middle East Politics?
When Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic relations in March after seven years, the power broker was, not the US, but China. Waning US...
The True Tragedy of The Niger Coup Responses in Global Affairs
The mass destruction brewing in Niger and in West Africa as a whole while the Russian-Ukraine conflict threatens to obliterate Europe and as France,...
“Fraying Bonds: The Erosion of U.S.-Africa Relations
Recently, thousands of supporters of the takeover flocked to the French embassy in the nation's capital, days after the democratically elected president of Niger...
Niger Coup: Spiraling into Darkness
On July 26, 2023, a group of Nigerien army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Conseil National pour...
Russia Tries to Open African Front to Win in Ukraine
Africa's history has been shaped by tumultuous events, including coup d'etats influenced by global power struggles between the USA and the Soviet Union. The...
Saudi soccer: A game of geopolitics and religion, not just sports
Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's economy.
It’s also about geopolitics and religion for...
Niger coup plunges Africa’s Sahel into anarchy
Members of the country’s Presidential Guard encircled the president’s palace in Niamey on Wednesday 26 july and held the president Mr. Bazoum hostage. The...