Middle East & Africa
U.S. Changing Perceptions and Approach Towards Africa in the Emerging New Multipolar World
Under the chairmanship of U.S. President Joe Biden, the second edition of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held mid-December has practically registered significant successes. The...
Africa and the new world order between the United States and China
The US strategy towards Africa - announced by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during his recent visit to South Africa is nothing...
UAE seeks strategic autonomy through S&T ties with China
Authors: Anupama Vijayakumar and B. Poornima*
The 21st Century has witnessed the emergence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a major player on the...
President Xi’s Historic Visit to Riyadh: A Modern Era of China-Arab Partnerships
President Xi Jinping of China is currently in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, for a series of summits with regional and international leaders. These include...
Qatar World Cup: Controversy, Racism, and Our Orientalism
This mid-November air felt like an autumn season after a long bleak pandemic tarnished the globe and a world enraged by regional conflicts. It...
China-Arab Summit: A Paradigm Shift in Gulf States’ Policies
An epoch of history of international relation unveils that there is no permanent friend or foe; however, achieving national interests remains constant phenomenon in...
The significance of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his administration are set to renew their commitments and hold discussions relating to the global economy,...
Scoring an own goal: US Middle East policy misses the plank
The Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, nowhere more so than in the Middle East.
Missed in the hype of Chinese President Xi...
In the backgrounds of Ankara’s opening to Damascus
Like all the previous cases that we have witnessed in the past few years, including Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Oman and other Arab...
U.S. internationalises Iran’s unrest
The ongoing unrest in Iran since mid-September following the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody shows no signs of abating as of...