Middle East & Africa
Kurdish Autonomy: The Key to Turkish Unity?
In a geopolitically turbulent world, Turkey has the transformative opportunity to address long-standing grievances and foster national unity.Granting autonomy to Kurdish regions, along the...
From diplomacy to deterrence: Iran’s nuclear calculations
The United States' withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under President Donald Trump marked a turning point in Iran’s nuclear trajectory....
From Rubble to Renewal: China and Egypt’s Pivotal Role in Gaza’s Future
As an Egyptian expert on Chinese politics, we know that both China and Egypt are important mediators in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Currently, Egypt and...
Post Pax Americana Disorder
If one wonders what the world might look like absent U.S. leadership, welcome to the Middle East, where the global future has been playing...
Negotiating better U.S.-African trade relations in Changing Geopolitical World
The overarching message is African leaders and business corporate executives, navigating new United States economic policy and trade measures, within the context of shifting...
Iran’s Nuclear Countdown: A Narrowing Window for Global Action
Iran’s nuclear breakout time — the period needed to produce weapons-grade uranium — has shrunk to mere days, signaling both rapid nuclear advancement and...
Displaced and Forsaken: How Trump and Netanyahu Deepen the Arab World’s Dilemma
With the inauguration of Trump’s second administration and Netanyahu’s continued aggressive stance against Palestine, their far-right alliance has become an existential threat to Palestinians...
Arabs Confront Washington and Tel Aviv with the Gaza Arab Plan
On Tuesday, March 4, leaders from several Arab countries gathered in Cairo to discuss the future of Gaza and to present an alternative proposal...
The Demise of the Two-State Solution: The Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte
After World War II, the UN Partition Plan and Israel’s unilateral declaration of independence, a Swedish diplomat and aristocrat, Count Folke Bernadotte, was appointed...
Somaliland and the emerging Geopolitical alignment in Middle East and Horn of Africa
In the last century, the Westphalian nation system has redrawn the political cartography across various parts of the globe. Shaped by colonial legacies, it...