Middle East & Africa
A game of chess: Gulf crisis expands into the Horn of Africa
The six-month-old Gulf crisis has expanded to the Horn Africa, potentially fuelling simmering regional conflicts.
Renewed fears of heightened tension in the Horn, a region...
Iranian protests raise tricky questions for US and Saudi policymakers
If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s chequered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him to embark on...
Here is how Houthi missiles give attacks credence to Saudi blockade on Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been at war with Houthi since March 2015, when the Houthi militants forced the internationally recognized government of President Abed...
Betting on the wrong horse? US and Iranian hardliners spin anti-government protests
In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what they wish for....
The Russia-Mauritius agenda: Interview with H.E. Indira Savitree Thacoor-Sidaya
The Republic of Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 km) off the southeast coast of the African...
Supporting Ethiopia’s Pro-Poor Public Expenditure to Ensure Equitable Growth
Although Ethiopia has succeeded at improving the delivery of basic services to its rapidly growing population—and met a number of universal development markers for...
Israel-Palestine Issue: Role of the United Nations
The declared objective of establishing the United Nations Organization was to prevent wars and conflicts among states. However, the achievement of this noble objective...
Chess Tournament puts Sports Governance and Saudi Change under the Microscope
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a spot...
Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal toughs it out
Incarcerated for almost two months in a gilded cage in Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal appears to...
Green economy initiatives reconcile people and nature in Ghana
The people living in and near the Bia Biosphere Reserve, in Ghana, are highly dependent on what the forest can provide for their livelihoods....