Middle East & Africa
African Development Bank Seeks U.S. Support to Alleviate Africa’s Food Crisis
With Russia's "special military operation" still continuing in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine and its impact especially on Africa's economy, the President of...
Iran Gives Russia Two and a Half Cheers
Iran’s rulers enthusiastically seek to destroy the liberal world order and therefore support Russia’s aggression. But they can’t manage full-throated support.
For Iran, the invasion...
Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO
Amid speculation about a reduced US military commitment to security in the Middle East, Turkey has spotlighted the region's ability to act as a...
Health Silk Route: China and the Middle East
While China’s economic interests in the Middle East are well-known, China’s intrinsic involvement in the Middle East for increased political and cultural influence is...
Significance of Sergey Lavrov’s Trip to North Africa and the Middle East
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with a handbag full of unique message on Russia-Ukraine crisis and its geopolitical implications, has made a snapshot trip...
Shireen Abu Akleh and the eternal dilemma
Despite the ongoing carnage in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine remains one of the world’s most intractable problems. The horrendous killing of the Palestinian-American journalist and Al...
Will Southern Africa be the next Sahel?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the shift in the geopolitical world order that followed is undoubtedly at the epicenter of the global focus...
Russia’s Growing Strategic Interest in Eritrea
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reaffirmed Russia's strategic interest to make coordinated efforts aim at building logistics hub along the coastline of the Republic...
Increasing Scale of Corruption and its Impact on Development in Africa
Political History has indeed documented that power collapses, absolute power collapses absolutely. The worst scenario is political power fraught with deep-seated corruption, lack of...
A New Order in West Asia: The Case of China’s Strategic Presence in Syria
Unanimity on a new American century had gone unchecked for a decade. The warhawk John Bolton lambasted Xi's authoritarianism, claiming the new crackdown has...