Middle East & Africa
A Stain on Jewish Values: Israel’s Misguided Obeisance to Donald Trump
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the entire Torah; the rest is commentary....
Rabbi Hillel, Babylonian Talmud,...
Lebanon’s political deadlock: Multi-Layered Challenges to Government Formation
As the pandemic continues to constrain economic activity across the World, it has a multiplier effect on the free-fall of the Lebanese economy. In...
Iran’s Pensioners Rise up in Anger
For the past two months, tens of thousands of impoverished pensioners have poured onto the streets in towns and cities across Iran, angrily protesting...
Empowering medical research in Africa
With estimated 1.3 billion population and huge resources including (human), Africa still lags behind development, science and technology. Without its own manufactured vaccine, Africa...
Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken
Saudi Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court this week...
The Genocidal War in Tigray
The Horn of Africa is known for its rugged terrain and perpetual humanitarian mayhems. Quite a reality, however, is the recurrent theme of regional...
Smugglers’ protests: Iran succumbs to trauma and demons
Recent clashes in the Iranian province of Sistan and Balochistan highlight Iran’s vulnerabilities as well as its inability to overcome trauma and control its...
Tracing Roots: The Conflict in Ethiopia
In her book 'New and old wars' Mary Kaldor argues that one of the main reasons behind Yugoslavia slipping into civil war, and the...
AECAS Webinar on Russian Business in Zimbabwe
The Association of Economic Cooperation with African States (AECAS) together with the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia–Zimbabwe Business...
Egypt and Israel in the Mediterranean region
An interesting article by Israeli journalist Ophir Winter leads us to express some considerations on the role played by Egypt and Israel in the...