Middle East & Africa
China’s transforming Africa by the rail or off the trail
Authors: Joseph Ndungu & Wang Li A lthough China highly spoke of its first African built railway from Tanzania to Zambia during the...
Ignoring Refugees at the Riyadh Summit
F or someone who has made no secret of his enmity towards Islam, it was surprising enough that the first international event to...
The Iranian elections for the new President
T he outgoing President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, won re-election in the first round by garnering over 56% of...
The US/West/Russia Need To Stop “Picking Sides” In The Middle East
P icking sides and arming/funding/training competing sides of Middle Eastern Islamic terrorist groups and nations by the US/West/Russia has to come to an...
No Peace in the Middle East without Defeating Daesh
S yria is at a critical crossroads as the battle continues against the so-called Islamic State. What will happen next in a country...
The meeting between al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar
L ast mid-February both the leader of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and the leader of the Libyan National Army...
Africans Rising: The Time for Action Is Now
T he fundamental imperative for Africa is to pursue inclusive growth, which will transform it from the continent of potential to the continent...
Is the survival of the regime at risk in Saudi Arabia?
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
The Contours of China-Africa Relations
Among the fulcrum points of contemporary international affairs, the relationship between China and the more than fifty countries that make up Africa is among...
The politics and economics of Saudisation
T he rent-based economy in Saudi Arabia has shown its limits since the drop of oil prices in 2014. Indeed, the country is...