Middle East & Africa
UAE chalks up diplomatic successes with uncertain payoffs
It has been a good week for United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
Headline-grabbing, fast-paced moves reinforce the UAE's position as a regional...
Sino- Iranian Deal: A new marriage of convenience
Upon asking who were the friends and enemies of United Kingdom, a member of British Parliament Palmerston said, “We don’t have perpetual enemies and...
Chinese and Gulf states rapprochement with Syria
We find that throughout the years of the Syrian war, there were a number of indications of (secret cooperation) between some Arab governments in...
China- Russia alliance and the failure of the American-backed Arab Spring revolutions
China realizes the Syrian regime's need for it, and thus relies on it to achieve its political and economic goals in the Levant region,...
Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the colours of the LGBTI Pride Progress Flag during the...
Features of US-Chinese competition in the Middle East through the Syrian and Iranian portal
China has begun to adopt the approach of “increasing presence in the Middle East issues” with the transformation of its policy to be a...
European Council offers €40 million assistance under the EPF in support of Mozambique
With about 3,100 African, European and US soldiers already been deployed to Cabo Delgado province, the security situation has begun stabilizing in Mozambique. Southern...
The Chinese alliance with Middle East countries in the face of the American alliances
Today, we are in the process of a (new Chinese alliance) that already exists, which includes: (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan), and a...
Underdevelopment Mindsets: An Africanizing American Perspective
I took my first international development studies class in the 1970s while pursuing Northwestern University Sociology doctoral studies in the United States. International development...
A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his visit to Lebanon this week that improved relations between...