Middle East & Africa
Quo Vadis to Jerusalem? Taking the Road Pointed out by Trump?
On December 6 Trump came up with a sensational program speech that became one of the most significant political events of the passing year....
Covert wars: Iran and Saudi Arabia revisit their strategies
Expressions of support by US President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu have provided the grist for Iranian claims that anti-government...
Kenyan peacebuilders join forces to boost positive interfaith relations
Participants of the first ever Faith in the Commonwealth training workshop have pledged to lead the charge in building strong, positive interfaith and intercultural...
Iran: The hard fate of JCPOA
US president Donald Trump published a new strategy on Iran. There were two major declarations. The first one related to inacceptability for the USA...
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...