Maneuvering minefields: China’s Xi contemplates visiting Saudi Arabia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hit all the right cords when he spoke virtually with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, at a...
Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a reported resurgence of ethnic clashes in the Blue...
Discussing Food Sufficiency in Ethiopia and other Poorest Nations in the Horn of Africa
By geographic definition, Ethiopia is located in East Africa. It is landlocked in the Horn of Africa and shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and...
China aims to outmatch the India-Pacific Quad led by the U.S.
There is no question that over the past decade, the United States has driven the India-Pacific strategy, e.g. the Quad and AUKUS, to contain...
In Zambia’s Reform Process, Political Parties Remain a Weak Link
Authors: R. Maxwell Bone & Mike Brodo*
In Zambia’s August 2021 elections, Hakainde Hichilema defeated then-incumbent President Edgar Lungu by a margin of over twenty...
“I Believe”: Unseen Intersections of Belligerent Nationalism, Mass Murder and “Metaphysical Fear” in Ukraine
Matters of “Belief”: Aggression, Genocide and Genocide-Like Crimes
Ukraine is only the latest manifestation of an age-old connection. More precisely, this Russian-generated spasm of mass...
Rishi Sunak’s appointment to the office of PM and the unnecessary jubilation amongst Indians
With Rishi Sunak having become the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the internet has come to be flooded with memes, and...
The financial crisis of Sri Lanka: History, Factors, Effects and its Consequences all over the world
The small island nation of Sri Lanka made its first financial default since its formation in 1948 on May 18, 2022, sending a troubling...
Indonesia’s soft power diplomacy in R20, promoting Indonesian Islam to the world
G20 is an annual forum that was originally a meeting to respond to the financial crises which occurred in 1998 and 2008. The formation...
Saudis notify U.S. of alleged imminent Iranian attack: report
Saudi Arabia has informed the United States of alleged imminent attack from Iran, several Western media outlets reported.
“Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the...