Middle East & Africa
China Made Vaccine Donations to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe
As coronavirus infection rapidly spreads across the African continent, reaching nearly 3.5 million, China has shown support by making vaccine donations for Zimbabwe in...
Saudi moderation has its limits
Two recent reports documenting significant Saudi progress in countering ingrained religious anti-Jewish, anti-Christian and anti-Shiite supremacism as well as anti-Western and other xenophobic attitudes...
South Sudan: Rampant Abusive Surveillance by National Security Service Instils Climate of Fear
South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) is using abusive surveillance to terrorize journalists, activists and critics, leading to a climate of intense fear and...
Africa No Filter: Shifting stereotypical narratives
Africa No Filter is a not-for-profit organization set up to help shift harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa through research, advocacy and grant-making to storytellers....
President Tshisekedi Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union for 2021
The African Union (AU) has held a two-day summit to elect new team, and to discuss a wide range of issues including a rise...
Morocco Recognizes Israel: Dying Hope of Self-Determination in West Sahara
On December 10, 2020, the United States successfully brokered normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. This makes Morocco, the oldest Arab monarchies, the...
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...