Middle East & Africa
War on two fronts; Burden of a patriot
The advent of Covid-19 early last year precipitously placed the president of Zimbabwe and his new government between a rock and a hard place....
Iran Bolstered by Allies: Drifting Leverage from the United States
The moment Mr. Donald J. Trump unilaterally exited the JCPOA accords, the United States was in for a rollercoaster ride full of peaks and...
Meet Zayed Fadi: Turkish TV’s bellwether for relations with the UAE
Turkish state-run television appears to have not gotten the message: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are burying the hatchet – one of several...
Will Kurds Follow Same Footpath as Afghans?
Enormous fiasco of the U.S. in Afghanistan once again demonstrated inconstancy of Americans as allies and strategic partners. Recent events in the country occupied...
Elias Mpedi Magosi becomes the new Executive Secretary of SADC
H.E. Elias Mpedi Magosi has started from September his top-level regional job as the new Executive Secretary of Southern African Development Community (SADC). Magosi,...
Afghanistan has lessons for the Gulf
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely clarify what the Gulf’s security options are.
Gulf states are likely to monitor how Russia and China handle...
The Socio-Economic Disintegration of Yemen
The civil war of Yemen is probably the most catastrophic conflict besides the Syrian civil war. While the Arab spring churned disequilibrium in the...
Blind diplomacy: Algeria cuts relations with Morocco
On August 24th, the Algerian Government voted to pass the motion for “ Cut off Foreign Relations ” and then declared officially the “...
Hedging Saudi bets: Iran looms, Israel beckons, and Taliban cause goosebumps
Prince Khalid bin Salman may not have planned it that way but the timing of his visit to Moscow last week and message to...
South Africa suspends extradition of former Finance Minister Manuel Chang back to Mozambique
Last moment suspension of the extradition order, at least, offered a breathing space and most probably, a short-term relief for the former Finance Minister...