Middle East & Africa
U.S. and Russian Interests in the Syrian War
Syrian war is one of the most devastating crises of the world right now, which has been going on since 2011 and has taken...
Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion
Rare polling of public opinion in Saudi Arabia suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be more sensitive to domestic public opinion on...
Turkey in Tripolitania
General Haftar has already responded to Turkey's moves in Libya - all strongly supporting al-Sarraj's government - with various actions: on April 27, General...
How Somalia Was Made ‘Great Again’
In recent weeks the confluence of many issues and events of different shades and dangers made Somalia’s political situation more complicated. This being the...
Playing With Fire: China Fuels Middle East Arms Race
Aided and abetted by China, the Middle East risks barreling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race.
A disclosure in the last week that...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Does he want to become president again?
Recently, there have been media reports about the former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s attempts to reenter big-time politics. Many observers believe that Ahmadinejad, who...
Switching Geopolitics in the Middle Eastern region and Role of Pakistan
Circumstances are rapidly changing in the Middle Eastern region; new accords have been signing. Old rivals are unifying and emphasizing on building relationships in...
Raging Lebanon: The Country In Deep Crisis
“And that's just one of the many problems plaguing the country and shutting the system down, making ‘LebanOFF’ more than just an amusing slogan”
Lebanon...
Malawi after a bitterly contested election and COVID-19
As a sign of accountability Malawi’s new president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera promised to declare his assets perennially during his swearing-in ceremony on July 6,...
Uganda looks online for answers to COVID economic crisis
From banking, to food delivery, and taxi bookings, Uganda is rapidly becoming accustomed to many of the online tools that are commonplace in developed...