Middle East & Africa
Mali: Security Council warned of ‘endless cycle of instability’
A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane, told...
Kurdish Education in Turkey: A Joint Responsibility
Turkish elites often see Kurds as posing a mortal threat to their homeland’s territorial integrity. Kurdish elites often harbor pan-Kurdish dreams of their own.
Modern...
Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
Like Qatar, after winning the right to host this year's World Cup, Saudi Arabia is discovering the pitfalls of seeking soft power, whether through...
Natural Resources Bingo
Bingo is a game of chance popular across the world. More exotically, it is also the name of the gorilla drummer in the psychedelic...
Saudi and Emirati religious moderation inspires few beyond their borders
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of religion in public life,...
American policies and China’s influence in the Middle East
The initial indicators of the Biden administration's policy toward China, which is reflecting some of the following aspects:
The desire of the United States of...
There is Merit in Creating A New Country of the Maghreb Nations
Nations, simply put are the creation of our collective imagination, as expressed by Yuval Noah Harari in his best seller “Sapiens”. I have of...
Qassem Soleimani: A Man of Revolution, Victory and Martyrdom
“In the eyes of the enemy, the martyr Qassem Soleimani is more dangerous than General Qassem Soleimani.” On the second anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's...
Russia’s Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy in Africa
Last December, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted to the official website for public reading its end-of-year report. The report offered the most...
Dismantling Racial Fabrications in History, E. Kulu’s I, Black Pharaoh: Golden Age of Triumph
From the 1970s, there has been a long debate on the racial identity of ancient Egyptians. This debate cannot be dissociated from the racial...