Middle East & Africa
The Turkish-Syrian reconciliation process under Russian mediation as a saga of betrayal and vengeance
The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the...
Burkina Faso Dropped Out of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Programme
Burkina Faso, that desert landlocked west African country located in the Sahel, might be facing its thornest path to unpredictable political situation. With an...
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia: A game of one-upmanship
One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just wretched up a notch as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo joins state-owned Saudi football club Al Nassr FC for reportedly...
Some News, Some Tweets and a Farewell to 2022…
Today, the online news platforms and independent journalists play a key role in reaching alternative sources of information particularly in the societies where the...
Can United States and Iran revive their nuclear deal?
Iran's nuclear program has remained one of the most crucial foreign policy issues for the US. After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Ukraine...
Getting it Right: A Post-Qatar Roadmap for Activists
Qatar 2022 put the myth of a separation of sports and politics to bed.
Like in Qatar, human, worker, and LGBT rights are likely to...
Russia and Africa: Who is Courting Whom?
The South African Institute of International Affairs has put into circulation its latest policy report on Russia-African relations. In the introductory chapter, Steven Gruzd,...
The Business of the FIFA World Cup (Part I): Qatar: Towards Becoming a New Global Sports Hub
Authors: Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Professor Simon Chadwick*
Two years ago, four academics convinced some of the world’s leading scholars to contribute to the first...
Ukraine and Africa in Emerging Multipolar World
Russia's 'special military operation' and the emerging multipolar world seem to be pushing Ukrainian President Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to prioritize Africa. Ukraine, during...
Another Choice: Libya Has an Opportunity to Embrace Stability Under Monarchy
Monarchy has been the understated fixture of the year. Yet its most relevant aspect has been its least understood – monarchy, when it is...