Middle East & Africa
Hezbollah’s Political Parliamentary Triumph
Obviously, the recent Lebanese parliamentary elections were not only a political rivalry but also a strong referendum to renew and pledge allegiance to the...
Playing US sanctions: China walks a fine line in Iran
Chinese businessman Sheng Kuan Li didn’t worry about sanctions when he decided in 2010 to invest $200 million in a steel mill in Iran...
Beautiful Soul Narrative and Gendered Understanding of Armed Conflict : Case Study of the Rwandan Genocide
Armed conflict leads to exacerbation of inequalities and power relations that existed in the pre-conflict period as a result of gender stereotypical understanding of...
Africa’s First Continental War: Rwanda, the Great Lakes Region of Africa, and Internally Displaced Persons
Refugee movement and the concept of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has a profound effect on global security. Regional instability often scales up localized geopolitical...
Saudi Arabia, Iran and the probable end of the JCPOA
John Bolton, the current national security adviser of Trump’s Presidency who has replaced the already dismissed Gen. McMaster, believes that the 2015 nuclear deal...
Iran’s Influence Stems from US Policy and War Would Be a Monumental Disaster
When Corinth and Megara, both allies of Sparta went to war, Athens sensed opportunity and soon formed an alliance with Megara. It precipitated the...
Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics
A Saudi Moroccan soccer spat speaks volumes about the depth of change in the Arab world.
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a...
Pakistan and Bahrain: The story of two brothers
Public diplomacy is one of the essential foreign policy tool in 21st century in globalized world. It is a tool which leads the states...
Lies of mass destruction
Seeing Benjamin Netanyahu stand up there and lie about Iran's "nuclear weapons program" was one of the worst performances ever given. A grade school...
May 12: A potentially future-shaping day for the Middle East
With US President Donald J. Trump scheduled to announce whether he will uphold the international community’s nuclear agreement on Iran and Iraqi elections slated...