Middle East & Africa
Side effects: Russia’s sanctions and the opportunities for African countries
Russia has evaded neighboring Ukraine located in the Eastern Europe. As one of the former Soviet republics looking to climb unto global stage and...
Rescue African Union member states from interference
In his opening remarks at the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU), the Chairperson of the AU Commission emphasized the challenges that...
Hezbollah’s Lasting Grasp of Lebanon
Since the group’s inception as early as 1982 in South Lebanon, Hezbollah has maintained an unrelenting grasp of Lebanon, and its people are paying...
Africa’s Long Walk to Environmental Justice
As a result of centuries of colonial oppression and exploitation, the fight for environmental justice in Africa has been stymied. The colonial exploitation of...
Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging bets increasingly tricky.
Unlike...
Russia- China military alliance: The Middle East impact
The first real Israeli response came after Russian President Putin has invaded the cities of (Lugansk and Donetsk in the Donbass region) in Ukraine,...
Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine
Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern states could prove to be...
The Case for Normalization with Syria
Throughout the last few years, many Arab states have taken steps towards normalizing relations with Syria. The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy there...
Food in Israel divides and unites as much as it shapes identity
Food, far more than diplomatic relations with Arab states, could be turning Israel into a state rooted rather than implanted in the Middle East...
South Sudan: Sharp decline in violence against civilians
Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared with the previous year, according to a new report...