Middle East & Africa
Unrest in Iraq: Continuation of the Arab Spring or a New Political Reality?
Mass protests broke out in Baghdad on October 1, 2019, and continued all
month long. The demonstrations spanned a large part of the country and...
Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran
Saudi efforts to negotiate an end to the Yemen war in a bid to open a
dialogue with Iran could call into question continued Gulf...
Riots in Iran
Protests
against the petrol price rise and rationing in Iran began on November 15 in
Ahvaz, when the Iranian government announced the fuel price increase up...
A New Currency Offers New Hope for Zimbabwe
For many Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks last week, it must have felt like the beginning of a new era. A decade after the...
The secret behind Trump’s moves in eastern Deir ez-Zur
Trump’s desire for Syrian oil has led observers to consider it as the
beginning of occupying oil wells in other countries, including Libya, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia...
Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath
Mass anti-government protests in several
Arab countries are turning into competitions to determine who has the longer
breath, the protesters or the government.
In Algeria, Lebanon and...
The Geopolitics of natural resources of Western Sahara
In the post-bipolar
international legal literature, the right to self-determination is part of the
broader concept of human rights, and the only aspect of self-determination that
remains...
China’s ties with Africa go beyond the “debt trap”
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah*
Over the past decades, there have been numerous arguments
about China’s relations with Africa which is seen as...
Iran’s next parliamentary election hinges on economic problems, US sanctions effective
It seems any faction focuses on solving the economic problems, has more chance for victory in the parliamentary elections.
The eleventh elections
of the Islamic Parliament...
Iran’s Dangerous Game in Iraq Could Lead to Deep Quagmire
Citizens of Baghdad continue to fight against the
current regime after over
a month of protests reached a fever
pitch with over 300 dead and thousands wounded....