Failure in Gaza: Biden and Netanyahu… Who will leave First?
New tension is emerging in U.S.-Israeli relations, manifested in the public calls by President Biden to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease the...
The world must compel Azerbaijan to release its Armenian hostages
Even as the world is riveted by a hostage drama in the Middle East, another one simmers in the Caucasus, unheralded but potentially impactful....
Somalia’s 2023: A Year to Remember: From Arms Embargo Lift to Security and Economic Milestones
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and PM Hamza Abdi Barre’s tenure in 2023 can be regarded as a significant year of achievements for Somalia, reflecting...
Gaza and the Role of International Community
At least 19,453 people have been killed in Israel's ensuing assault on the Gaza Strip and at least 52,286 people injured, according to the...
The Troubled Future of Ukraine as Zelenskyy Navigates Through Critical Phases
In the current geopolitical landscape, Ukraine faces a complex array of challenges with profound implications. Western military assistance, while insufficient to secure a decisive...
Catching flack: Qatar’s Gaza mediation is a balancing act
A high-flyer at the center of efforts to negotiate temporary pauses and Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swaps, Qatar is catching flack for its relationship with Hamas...
The Straussian Character of Post-Soviet Russian Statecraft
The behaviour of post-Soviet Russian statecraft is poorly understood in the Western world. Long gone is the age of clever Kremlinologists —men like George...
Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’
The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights...
Future of Arab-Israel Relations
There have been worries expressed regarding the possible collapse of regional peace initiatives involving Israel and its Arab neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia, following the...
From tradition to triumph: China’s path to modernization and global leadership
Chinese President Xi Jinping once remarked that Chinese modernization is "both the most difficult and the greatest" task in the history owing to the...