Middle East & Africa
Islamabad Moment: Can the U.S.-Iran Discussions remake a Broken Geopolitical Mirror?
The fact that the U.S.-Iran dialogue this week may possibly take place in Islamabad is a rare diplomatic opening in an otherwise growing confrontation....
The CCP’s Strategic Outreach: Cultivating Political Partnerships in Egypt
The relationship between Egyptian political parties and the Communist Party of China is characterized by active party diplomacy aimed at exchanging expertise in party...
The United States is Undermining Its Own Objectives in Iran
The US and Israel have continued their offensive in Iran, over three weeks since launching their initial airstrikes. The United States has stated that...
Gulf States Warn U.N. of ‘Existential Threat’ from Iran Amid Retaliatory Strikes
Gulf Arab states have raised the alarm at the United Nations Human Rights Council, describing Iranian missile and drone strikes on their infrastructure as...
War and Diplomacy Collide as Israel Hits Tehran While Trump Pushes Secret Deal
The conflict between Israel and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase with direct strikes on the capital Tehran. What began as a confrontation...
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Ban: China’s Battery Supply Chain in an Era of Resource Nationalism
Zimbabwe’s lithium export ban in late February changed how resource-rich countries are approaching the global supply chains. By tightening its control over its resources,...
Active Suasion to Kinetic Action; US’s Iran Odyssey
Kinetic action starts the moment persuasion fails, and the US-Iran adventure is one classic example of that. The US had it all planned out;...
Missiles Over Diplomacy as Iran Defies Trump and Escalates War
Tensions between Iran and Israel surged sharply after Tehran launched waves of missiles targeting Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. The strikes came just a...
How a U.S.-Israeli Conflict With Iran Reshapes Security and Economies Worldwide
In this interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he also serves as a director...
America’s Gulf Bases Are No Longer Shields: The Limits of U.S. Military Power
Authors: Muhammad Rauhan Rasheed and Asif Al Hasan*
In an interesting development, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, refused to be a part of the...