Middle East & Africa
Israel’s Recognition of the Moroccan Sahara: The outcome of strategic cooperation
On the 17th of July 2023, Israeli president Binyamin Netanyahu and his government officially recognized Moroccan Sahara as legitime Moroccan Kingdom territory. Since the...
Is it possible to see Türkiye into BRICS?
On June 1, the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in Cape Town, South Africa attracted a lot of attention due to the expansion of the...
West Asia: An Emerging Arena of China-US Geopolitical Contest
West Asia is fast emerging as a new arena of China-US strategic competition. Chinese policy of ‘Partnership Diplomacy’ across the geopolitical divides in the...
On Russia-Africa Matters and the Emerging Multipolar World
In the last decades, great power rivalries and competition have characterised contemporary Africa, popularly termed as the new scramble for Africa. Within the context...
Bin Salman toys with religious reform
For Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, religious reform has long been a question of when rather than if.
Mr. Bin Salman’s potential embrace of...
China’s plan to curb the influence of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the region
After a careful follow-up by the Chinese side of the Brotherhood’s terrorist infiltration into the Chinese file academically and economically, and with the full...
Why the U.S. is Losing Africa to China and Russia
The presence of Chinese in Africa has generated differing debates about the real reason they are there. Some have suggested that Africa is on...
Saudi-Iran Diplomatic Rapprochement: Assessing new Arenas for Regional Stability
Barack Obama, a former President of United States of America, once said “In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on...
Russia-Africa Summit to Focus on Neocolonialism and Global Politics
In a run-up to the second Russia-Africa summit, set to be held in St. Petersburg on July 27-28, both Russian and African experts say...
Russia-Africa: Critical Challenges, Refined Practical Approach
In the run-up to the forthcoming St. Petersburg African leaders' summit, the Valdai Discussion Club held a brain-storming session with policy experts from Russia...