The Legacy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Can We Have a Score Now?
Authors: Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Dr. Kamilla Swart*
Now that the final whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has been blown, we can confidently...
The significance of China- Arab summit: Building a new world order
The significance of this China-Arab summit in Riyadh during last December 2022, as the largest and highest-level diplomatic action between China and Arab countries,...
The Business of the FIFA World Cup (Part II): The World Witnesses Qatar’s Efforts to Balance Culture and Identity
Authors : Dr. Christos Anagnostopoulos and Dr. Mahfoud Amara*
The hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has certainly been a monumental achievement by the...
After Yet Another Coup Attempt, It’s Time for The Gambia to Demilitarize
About two weeks ago, someone called me and said there were rumors of a failed attempt to stage a coup d’etat in The Gambia....
The Turkish-Syrian reconciliation process under Russian mediation as a saga of betrayal and vengeance
The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the...
Burkina Faso Dropped Out of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Programme
Burkina Faso, that desert landlocked west African country located in the Sahel, might be facing its thornest path to unpredictable political situation. With an...
Hosting the First Finland’s Female President
Despite widespread worldwide initiatives, such as those focused on ending poverty and expanding access to education, the humankind continues to struggle with challenges related...
The New Normal in the War in Ukraine
In the current stage of the war in Ukraine, a new situation has emerged. The daily death toll announced by the Ukrainian General Staff...
China’s Zero-COVID U-Turn Lands the Country in Chaos: “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t!”
For almost three years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the international media consistently decried China’s zero-COVID strategy as “punishing”...
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia: A game of one-upmanship
One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just wretched up a notch as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo joins state-owned Saudi football club Al Nassr FC for reportedly...