Middle East & Africa
Somalia: Everyday tragedy in the Horn of Africa
In the Horn of Arica lies Somalia, a country that is intertwined with widespread lawlessness, ineffective government, terrorism, crime, and stagnation of development. ...
African Leaders Participate in Victory Day
Three African leaders from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Egypt were among the invited global personalities who witnessed this year’s Victory Day parade on May...
Away from the spotlight – Central African Republic
The conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) is happening away from the spotlights. It seems that the world has forgotten of civil war, which...
Tribalism and the hijacking of the Islamic Faith
What do Afghanistan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Mali, northern Nigeria, Pakistan's tribal areas and Yemen have in common? They all have Muslim...
The Great Game in «Arabia Felix»
An estimated number form United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in 2015 in Yemen 15.9 million people, which represents 61%...
Crisis Briefing: No easy answers for ending the crisis in Nigeria
Bloody attacks, seizing towns, declaring caliphates, kidnapping children and women, bombing churches and mosques, abuses against civilians, assassinating politicians and leaders are just some...
Crisis Briefing: Restless South Sudan
South Sudan with capital Juba is a country in northeastern Africa. Young state has a population over 11 million people with diverse ethnicity of...
How the parliamentary snap elections changed so little on Israel
Israel parliamentary elections of March 17 were won by Likud (centre-right party) that was able to conquer 30 mandates (out of 120) on an...
The Real “Iran Prize”: The Next Great Emerging Market
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," Chinese Philosopher Lao-tzu once said. When it comes to bringing Iran -- the...
The Middle Eastern Metternichs of Riyadh
Gaming the demise of the Saudi monarchy has been a flourishing industry on the think-tank circuit for the past dozen years. Not long ago...