Middle East & Africa
World Bank Pledges US$12 Billion For Africa’s Vaccine Purchase
The World Bank has expressed readiness to commit US$12 billion as concessional loans to assist African countries access foreign vaccines.
During a virtual meeting on...
Notes On Turkısh Polıtıcs (I): Strong State Tradıtıon
“…Turkish Army is determined to defend the unitary secular state founded by Ataturk… Protection of fundamental characteristics of the republic cannot be considered as...
Sudan would suddenly have no compelling reason for war without a third party conspiracy
Authors: Yeheys Nardos Hawaz and Chen Xi, PhD*
Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia are the most reliable and exemplary in East Africa. Although the two...
Blinken: Don’t make the same mistakes
The international community breathed a sigh of relief as Joe Biden took his oath to become President of the United States last week. While...
MENA Unbound: Ten Years after the Arab Spring, Avoiding Another Lost Decade
Ten years ago, to the day, the Tunisian people revolted against their president. They denounced his regime, his policies, and his corrupt practices and...
The Dilapidated Misery of Sahel
The world’s most unstable regions are undoubtedly knitted in the Middle-East and the Sub-Saharan Africa. On one end a handful of the middle eastern...
GDP growth in Mozambique, other Portuguese-speaking African countries
The United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has estimated that all the Portuguese-language countries in Africa will grow this year, also...
Iranians move into front line of the Middle East’s quest for religious change
A recent online survey by scholars at two Dutch universities of Iranian attitudes towards religion has revealed a stunning rejection of state-imposed adherence to...
Sign of a Volcano Erupting in Iran
Since its inception in 1979, the Iranian regime has relied on two pillars to sustain its hold on power: relentless repression at home, and...
100th Anniversary of the Turkish Constitution
Teşkilatı-Esasiye Law, the law provides for the establishment of the State of Turkey on January 20, 1921. This law also carries its status as...