Middle East & Africa
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...
New intrigue over nuclear deal
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) demonstrated
unprecedented foreign policy activity in August as Iranian Foreign Minister
Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, China,...
Why is Iran meeting with Arab Gulf States?
KSA and UAE
differences on Syria and Yemen: Reasonable Differences or a Clash?
How the Media
Created an Impression of a Major Rift and Widened Misunderstandings
In recent
months,...
Death of female Iranian soccer fan puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock
When Sahar Khodayari this week set herself alight in front of a Tehran
courthouse, she indicted world soccer body FIFA, its Asian regional group, the
Asian...
Yemen Conflict and OIC: The role of the powerful states
Authors: Muhammad Rizwan and Tajjalla
Munir*
Yemen is an important Muslim state located
on southern border of Saudi Arabia. It is situated adjacent to Red Sea, which
is...