Middle East & Africa
Foreign Policy Reactions towards Slap of the Century
Whenever a foreign policy decision is implemented, there has always been a reaction to it; and that reaction is not only from the concerned...
The Israel Peace Deals: To Each His Own
Diplomacy often lets tranquility succeed incivility by offering more by collusion than collision. The most unpredictable unions are possible, usually by compromising long-fought struggles...
Will South Sudan follow its northern neighbour’s lead?
As the world watches to see whether President Trump accepts the US election results, few have noticed thatcivil war is looming in Ethiopia, after...
India, Saudi Arabia and the Riyal 20: The Intent and the Repercussions
Adding fuel to the South Asian boiling waters Saudi Arabia has quite recently, released a 20 Riyal banknote to commemorate its presidency of organizing...
Following peace deal, talks on Libya’s political future begin
Talks to draw up a blueprint for a new political era in Libya began in Tunisia on Monday, following a peace deal struck by...
How Prime Minister Abiy looking to change Ethiopia
Reportedly, while speaking with Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump suggested Egypt could bomb the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The comment comes several months after President...
Erdogan: A Man Obsessed With Neo-Ottomanism
What Tayyib Erdogan is poised to do after the expiration of treaty of laussane by 2023? Is he really endeavoring to resurrect ottoman caliphate?...
Russia and Iran in Syria
The world media is abuzz with news about the presidential elections in the United States, the fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh and the upcoming...
Conflict in Ethiopia extends the Greater Middle East’s arc of crisis
Authors: James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino*
Ethiopia, an African darling of the international community, is sliding towards civil war as the coronavirus pandemic hardens...
Darfur’s troubled waters hold key to peace
Each year, 06 November marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Here we report on how...