Middle East & Africa
Hints of Gulf rapprochement: Iranian tactics may be paying off
Fears of a potential military conflict with
Iran may have opened the door to a Saudi-Iranian dialogue against the backdrop
of a rethink of US military...
Saudi policy shift: A rare Trump foreign policy success
By the law of unintended consequences, US President Donald J. Trump’s
mix of uncritical and cynical embrace of Saudi Arabia and transactional
approach towards relations with...
Iran-US tensions after drone attacks: Can Tokyo along with other Asian countries calm down the tempers?
Iran’s ties with the rest of the world,
especially Washington DC have witnessed some interesting developments in recent
weeks. While there was a possibility of a...
Iran’s Challenge to the U.S Supremacy in the Middle East
The United States as a global superpower
has been maintaining and projecting its military and political supremacy for
decades. The U.S has ensured its military presence...
Turning challenges into opportunities: Africa’s industrial development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
When world leaders gathered in New York
for the 70th session of the General Assembly in 2016, and proclaimed the period
2016-2025 as the Third Industrial...
African Great Game: Russia Playing the Catchup
After Soviet collapse, Russia has maintained strong
and time-tested relations with African countries, and of course, the Soviet
Union had played an important role during the...
Putin, clumsily, seeks to exploit mounting Gulf tensions
Vladimir Putin, eager to capitalize on escalating tension in the Gulf,
looks like he needs a marketing and reputation management advisor.
Mr. Putin recognized opportunity when...
Saudi oil attacks put US commitments to the test
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is rushing to retaliate for a
brazen, allegedly Iranian attack that severely damaged two of the kingdom’s key
oil...
Growing Tensions on the Road to Persian Gulf Security
The 14
September 2019 drone attacks on oil installations in eastern Saudi Arabia have
dimmed hope for U.S. - Iranian discussions aimed to reduce tensions and
potentially...
Algeria’s political impasse: What is next?
Seven months after a wave of protests began in
Algeria; people are still pilling onto the streets of the Algerian capital
“Algiers” and other cities nationwide...