More: Diplomacy
The Origin and Essence of “Palestine” and “Palestinians” as political entities (A)
“Palestine” as a territory and “Palestinians” as a people are not mentioned in the Qur'an or in the Sunnah (Hadīth and Sīrah), or in...
Abu Mazen and the Politics of Paranoia: the Creation of a Palestinian Leadership
The researchers Robins and Post have advanced the theory of political paranoia to deepen our understanding of the psycho-politics of personality. They outline seven...
Modifying India’s South Asia Policy: Needs to Focus on Neighbours
The objective of the Modi’s foreign policy is to improve and enhance bilateral ties with the South Asian countries. PM Modi had also held...
Assessing Russia’s Relationship With Africa
Over the past two decades, Russia's efforts to regain its Soviet-era influence in Africa have achieved little success because "times have changed significantly, for...
Kashmir’s pain and the Fourth Geneva Convention: Is there room for peace?
The crux of the Kashmir problem is very simple (although often carefully elided in many essays on the subject): The Kashmiris want a voice...
Turkey’s Strategic Reset: Engagement instead of contention
‘The EU loves to portray itself as a pan-European project. However, it stubbornly rejects and systematically demonises the only two European countries that have...
The Ass and the Elephant: Russia and the American Presidency
Whether one truly believes in the old adage that the President of the United States is the ‘leader of the free world’...
The current North Korean issue
Pending the periodical transformation of the North American political system, the Korean issue is surfacing again. It is a complex issue which is crucial...
Can Diplomacy Help Navigate an Upcoming Worldwide ‘Valley of Disappointment’?
The current worldwide slowdown in productivity gains may reflect a combination of decreasing energy returns on energy investments in fossil fuels, and limitations on...
China-Africa partnership finds reciprocity
Despite concerns raised by few Western countries, such as Britain and the U.S., over the political, economic and military roles that China has been...