Middle East & Africa
Lavrov, African Union Troika discuss trade and Second Russia-Africa Summit
On July 8, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the foreign ministers of the African Union troika (South Africa, Egypt and the...
War is Not An Option, But the Rule of Law in Nigeria
In an early July interview with the President of the Congress of Igbo Leaders in the UK and Ireland, Mazi Obi Okoli, believes that...
Ethiopian Naval Ambitions
Ethiopia is gradually and steadily opening up doors and minds to international relations. Testament to this was when French President Macron sealed a deal...
With the West in Turmoil, Africa Looks for New Partners
Nothing reflects the broken international structure more aptly than the news that the United States has grabbed the world’s entire supply of coronavirus-treating drug...
Conflict in Yemen is a Global Threat and Iran’s Trump Card
Few people outside analyst and scholarly circles think of Yemen and Libya conflicts as anything central to contemporary confrontation with some of the sprawling...
Has Turkey Colonized Libya?
During his visit to Tripoli July 4th Turkey’s defense minister Hulusi Akar signed an agreement on military cooperation with the representatives of the Government...
Palestinians between COVID-19 pandemic and unilateral Israeli plan of annexation
On March 2020 took place the third general elections in the parliamentary Republic of Israel, for the 120 seats of the Knesset. The results...
How ultranationalist rhetoric is stalemating the GERD dispute?
Authors: Dr. Nervana Mahmoud & Dr. Mohamed Fouad
The GERD dispute has proven to be a tough and challenging. Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have been...
Russia in the Middle East: “Be with Us – and Remain Yourself”
Discussions about a country’s soft power are generally triggered by foreign policy crises or an urgent need to renew the institutions responsible for projecting...
Al-Kadhimi’s government in its first test
On June 26, 2020, Iraq's prime minister, Mostafa al-Kadhimi (MK), demanded the counter-terrorism forces head to a place located on the outskirts of Baghdad...