Middle East & Africa
Political crisis in Israel: what should we expect?
Recently, Israel has been convulsed by public protests against PM Netanyahu’s judicial reform project. The turmoil started when Netanyahu, newly returned to office as...
Sports are a potential bellwether of how Middle Eastern states manage their differences
Renewed controversy over Saudi ownership of English Premier League club Newcastle United suggests the kind of opposition the kingdom may encounter as it bids...
Explainer: Russia’s Geopolitical Games With Africa
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expresses desperate fears and is highly nervous over possible clandestine threats by the United States and its Western allies...
The Politics of Maandamano: Understanding Kenya’s Cost of Living Demonstrations
On April 2, Kenya’s President William Ruto in a speech extended an olive branch to the opposition and pleaded them to hold off Monday’s...
What Saudi-Iran deal means for the world?
Decades of animosity between Riyadh and Tehran changes to fraternal concord on March 10. Saudi Iran deal, brokered by China spreads like wildfire across...
The reasons for the absence of the Iranian FM from the Saudi-Iran negotiation
After informal conversations about the possibility of dismissing Hussein Amir Abdollahian as Iran's foreign minister, after the execution of his former assistant "Ali Reza...
The role of international corridors and straits for Iran within the SCO
It has offered full membership to Iran in the Shanghai Organization based on the help of China and Russia, which has many political, economic,...
The Reality of Multipolarity in the Middle East
Middle Eastern states have always welcomed China's involvement in economic fields. China's total trade with the region has increased dramatically since the beginning of...
Unleashing an Iranian tiger
A Gulf investor with an analytical and artistic bent, Ali al-Salim pinpointed the long-term challenges Saudi Arabia faces as it reestablishes relations with Iran.
While...
The New Middle East: The Winners and Losers
The Middle East and the Gulf regions are experiencing a political and diplomatic movement that they have not witnessed in the last three or...