Middle East & Africa
Israel’s new Global Strategy
If we want to study Israel's political and military positions, we must at first analyse Syria.
For Israel the problem in Syria is Russia, although...
Zimbabwe awaits Russian investors
Like many African countries, Zimbabwe's economy needs sustainable resuscitation. On his mid-January official working visit to Moscow, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told Sputnik News Agency...
Inside the Beltway: Iran hardliners vs Iran hardliners
Alarm bells went off last September in Washington's corridors of power when John Bolton’s national security council asked the Pentagon for options for military...
The Endless Debate about Russia’s Policy in Africa
Early March 2018, Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Hommes d’Afrique magazine that "our African friends note the need for...
Syria’s Kurds: The new frontline in confronting Iran and Turkey
US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds allied with the United States in the wake...
‘Gadkari effect’ on growing Iran-India relations
If the ‘Newton Effect’ in physics has an equivalent in international diplomacy, we can describe what is happening to India-Iran relations as the ‘Gadkari...
Reasons behind the eventual withdrawal of Kuwait from PGCC
After several years since the beginning of Syria crisis, the Persian Gulf Arab states are changing their policies towards this county, and following the...
Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
Pakistan is traversing minefields as it concludes agreements on investment, balance of payments support and delayed payment oil deliveries with Saudi Arabia and the...
The current situation in Syria
Syria is the great rotating platform of the Middle East. Paraphrasing the statement by Mackinder, the well-known British geopolitician of the early twentieth century,...
Russia’s Response Falls Behind Africa’s Expectations
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Russia, Major General (rtd) Nicholas Mike Sango, was one of the African envoys to attend a recent meeting with Russian legislators...