Middle East & Africa
Notes on Turkish Politics (3): The Journey from Assertive to Passive Secularism
The state-religion relationship and secularism policies in Turkey have been of a scholarly endeavor for both local and international researchers. While analyzing democracy journey...
Separating the wheat from the chaff: Saudi moderation put to the test
Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s projection of itself as a driver of moderate...
Will the Arab League stance help or worsen the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations?
In a statement issued on February 2, 2021, the Arab League called on Ethiopia to respect the historic right of Egypt and Sudan and...
Biden, It’s Time to Promote Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Authors: Dr. Nimrod Goren and Dr. Lior Lehrs*
It has been only a few days after President Biden entered the Oval Office until senior officials of...
Pan-Turkism as a Rising Threat to Regional Stability
Ankara seeks to exploit the alliance with Baku to strengthen its foothold in the region in a bid to restore the Ottoman Empire and...
African Union “Silencing the Guns”program: Is it a hope for the future of Africa’s peace and security?
Authors: Chen Xi, (PhD) and Yeheys Nardos Hawaz*
The African Union Agenda 2063, which began in 2013, has only two years to complete its first...
Spain’s View on the Moroccan (Western) Sahara: A Supporting for Morocco or not?
The tremendous recognition of the United States of Moroccan sovereignty over the Moroccan (Western) Sahara has changed political visions on the international and regional...
Notes on Turkish Politics (2): The Rise and Fall of Praetorian State
Since the transition to multiparty democracy in 1950, Turkish political life witnessed two fully fledged direct military coups in 1960 and in 1980 and...
Second meeting of the Coordinating Council under the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum
The second meeting of the Coordinating Council under the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum took place on 2nd February via video conference.
Participants included Deputy Foreign Minister...
Is Russia Preparing to Get Closer to Iran in the Biden Era?
Moscow is preparing to counter President Biden’s stringent policy against Russia, that was depicted as the “biggest threat” to the U.S. Recent remarks by...