Middle East & Africa
Russia’s return to Africa: A blessing for China or not?
Authors: Yang Yi-zhong and Paul Wang (Wang Li)
On
October 23-24, beautiful Sochi, a summer resort in Russia, hosted the inaugural
Russia-Africa summit with more than...
Misusing popular protests in Iraq
All documents suggest that a widespread attempt is underway by the
enemies of Iraq to undermine security in the country. They want to create a...
The secret behind continued protests in Lebanon
The poor economic and living conditions in Lebanon
have prompted thousands to stream into the streets to express their anger over
the current situation.
Protests started...
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Turkey’s ambassador to China, Emin Onen, didn’t mince his words this
week when he took his Chinese
hosts to task for failing to support Turkey’s military...
Elections in Tunisia
The
elections held in Tunisia saw 7,065,883 registered voters, with 49% of women
and over a third of voters under 35 years of age. The voters...
The Sochi Summit and the Pride of Africa
After nearly three decades of extremely low
political, economic and cultural engagement, Russia is indeed returning to
Africa. For obvious reasons, Russia's relations with Africa turned...
Turkey and the time bomb in Syria
The Turkish attack on northern Syria has
provided conditions for ISIS militants held in camps in the region to escape
and revitalize themselves.
Turkey launched “Operation Peace...
The Turkish Gambit
The only
certainty in war is its intrinsic uncertainty, something Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan could soon chance upon. One only has to look back on
America's...
The Impact of Xenophobic Attack on Nigerians
Recently, on the 2nd of September 2019, Nigerians living in Johannesburg, Pretoria and surrounding areas, were attacked by South Africans. Many suffered the loss...
Could Turkish aggression boost peace in Syria?
On
October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of
American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish
militias controlled the vast...