Middle East & Africa
Sudan puts Saudi-UAE religious and cheque book diplomacy to the test
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ chequebook
diplomacy driven-soft power strategy is being put to the test in Sudan where a
stand-off between protesters and...
Development in South Africa: Bridging the Gap
To live in one of the most unequal yet highly urbanised societies in the world means that there are high levels of inequality, poverty...
War in Libya: A rare instance of US-Russian cooperation
There is little that Russia and the United States
agree on these days. Renegade Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar may
be a rare exception.
As Mr....
Battling for the Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Momentous developments across Arab North and East Africa suggest the
long-drawn-out process of political transition in the region as well as the
greater Middle East is...
As Marsha Lazareva languishes in jail, foreign businesses will “think twice” before investing in Kuwait
IF THERE IS one thing to glean from the case of Marsha
Lazareva, it’s that foreign businesses must now think very carefully before
investing in Kuwait.
For...
Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?
For Gulf leaders, long-overdue economic reforms were never going to be
easy.
Leaders like the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, Mohammed bin...
Does the Regime change in Algeria and Sudan signals the advent of “Arab Spring 2.0”?
With the ouster of Abdelaziz Bouteflika as the president of Algeria and
removal of Omar al-Bashir, as the president of Sudan – some scholars are
arguing...
Ratcheting up tension: US designation of Revolutionary Guards risks escalation
The stakes in the Middle East couldn’t be higher.
Suspicion that the United States’ intent is to change
the regime in Tehran rather than its officially...
Libya: Will the U.N. Appeal for a halt to the March on Tripoli be heard?
With the
administrative-political situation in Libya badly stalemated and a meeting for
negotiations to be held 14-16 April unlikely to make progress, on Thursday 4
April 2019,...
Russia and Angola: Stuck Between Diplomatic Rhetoric and Business Reality
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks at the
Kremlin with President of Angola leader João Lourenço on strengthening
cooperation in trade, the economy and culture, as...