Middle East & Africa
France at a Crossroads: Recalibrating Its Role in the Sahel Amid Shifting Alliances
In recent years, France has suffered significant setbacks to its diplomatic standing and influence in a region where it once maintained a dominant and...
New York Declaration: From US-led destabilization to Chinese-led development in the Middle East
Recently, a high-level UN conference urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state and gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution. The “New York...
Israel’s Strike in Doha: A Stress Test for Gulf Mediation and U.S. Security Commitments
On September 9, 2025, Israel staged a lethal airstrike in the heart of Qatar’s capital, Doha, targeting Hamas political leaders housed in a busy...
All Quiet on the West African Front
West Africa is becoming a silent powder keg that could explode into a cataclysmic situation in the next few years. As the world’s attention...
Doha Under Fire: The Sanctuary War and Its Cataclysmic Implications
History will likely remember September 9, 2025, as the moment when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shattered its traditional boundaries and ushered in the era of...
China Steps In: Mediation Efforts in Sudan’s Power Struggle
China's diplomatic and political discourse regarding the current crisis in Sudan revolves around the need for a political solution, dialogue between the two parties...
Punishing “Intentional Acts of Injustice”: Israel’s Legal Rights Against Jihadist Terror
“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the right to punish it…. This right to resist injustice is derived...
St. Catherine’s Monastery at Sinai: A Power Game of Ecclesiastical Influence
The announcement of Archbishop Damianos’ resignation from St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, after decades of leadership, has brought to light more than an internal...
Trump’s New Middle East: Bold Promises, Bitter Fallout
The Middle East in 2025 is still a powder keg, a place where dreams of peace get chewed up by the gritty, messy reality...
Erdoğan’s Participation in the SCO Tianjin Summit and the Trajectory of Turkish-Chinese Relations
On August 31, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was in Tianjin, China, to attend the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State...