Middle East & Africa
Gulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in Pakistan
Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined...
The Emerging Strategic Axis of Turkey-Ukraine
In recent years, Turkey has been paying close attention to the Black Sea, where it is steadily developing an ever closer relationship with another...
Outburst of Rage or moral outrage?
“Failure,” so goes the Chinese proverb, “is not falling down but refusing to get up.” Did the Arab Spring really fail? Ten years after...
How Sensible is Egypt’s Political Insensibility?
“We were very close to inventing a Covid-19 vaccine, but the pandemic impeded our efforts,” stated the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament in an...
Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world...
Somalia: My Nostalgic, Childhood Visit to Grandma’s Village
At twelve noon, the old man whispers to himself as he counts his prayers with a rosary. He strokes his goatee beard, streaked with...
First Anniversary of General Solemani’s Assassination
Lay me to rest next to my comrades! Bury me as a soldier!
On 7 January 2020, the section originally reserved for the burial of...
Abraham Accord, Under The Table
After Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement regarding any possible shift in the country's foreign policy towards accepting Israel was repudiated, it has re-affirmed Pakistan’s...
Israel, Turkey, United Arab Emirates: The New Geopolitical “Triangle”
During the last months of the year which is drawing to a close, in a world distracted by the Covid 19 pandemic, the U.S....
Populism in the Early Republican Period of Turkey
Although populism, as one of 9 Principles of declaration, known as 9 Umde, officially entered the constitution in 1937, its origins can be traced back...