Italy-Gulf Bilateral Ties: More Room for Growth
Due to historical and geographic factors, Italy has rarely figured as a protagonist in the dynamics of the Gulf region and it has mainly...
African Union Asks for Permanent Seat at the G20
Leaders from the world's top economies gathered mid-November on the Indonesian resort island of Bali for a G20 summit planned to review economic performance,...
Olaf Scholz was in Beijing, is it Germany’s big bet on China or the other way around?
The visit of German chancellor Olaf Scholz to China this month generated mixed reactions, generally unsupportive, across European capitals as also in Washington. Within...
Why is there an endless war between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Armenia and Azerbaijan are post-Soviet republics in South Caucasus, with a profoundly complicated relationship, which is almost always interpreted as this “conflict between Armenia...
Why Foreign diplomats in Dhaka must stop meddling in Bangladesh’s internal affairs
During elections or anti-government movements in Bangladesh, the rush of foreign diplomats increases. Sometimes it goes beyond the bounds of diplomatic etiquette. Elections are...
Indonesia’s balanced foreign policy: Lessons for other middle powers
Leaders of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have repeatedly said that they will follow an independent foreign policy, and would not...
China and the U.S. can change the fate of humankind
Under the very tense, volatile, highly polar, and full of controversies, conflicts, differences, and hostile environments, meeting between President Xi Jin Ping and President...
Vienna talks at risk due to Western miscalculations
Over the last few weeks, Iran has reiterated its firm commitments to diplomacy but Tehran’s openness was met with Western procrastination.
While the unrest in...
Is “la France – the Third world”?
“France is falling apart. Worse, it shows signs of a rapid transition to the third world. Lack of food and medicine, degradation of public...
Biden-Xi Meeting: The Turning Point of U.S-China Relations?
Contrary to the concerns that many had about the likelihood of another tense confrontations between the U.S. and China during the G20 summit, the...