More: Geopolitics
The meeting between al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar
L ast mid-February both the leader of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and the leader of the Libyan National Army...
The two Koreas: Some considerations on the relationship between North and South Korea
I f the two Koreas reunified, as planned in 2000 with the joint declaration of June 15, we would have an unreasonable merging...
Belt and Road Initiative: An Impetus to Sino-Israeli Strategic Partnership
Authors: Wang Li & Bokang Malefane Theoduld Ramonono S ince the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Israel (1992), a steady and...
Is the survival of the regime at risk in Saudi Arabia?
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
The politics and economics of Saudisation
T he rent-based economy in Saudi Arabia has shown its limits since the drop of oil prices in 2014. Indeed, the country is...
How to solve the North Korean military and strategic issue
W hy does North Korea want to currently reach such a nuclear threshold as to threaten Japan, South Korea, the Southern Asian seas...
China’s Growing Role in Peacekeeping: Thoughts and Recommendations
I ts rising economic strength and productive way of governance provide China with a historic opportunity to become one of the main players...
Neo-religionism of the post ideological Russia
T he lonely superpower (US) vs. the bear of the permafrost (Russia), with the world’s last cosmopolite (EU) in between. Is the ongoing...
Fayez al-Sarraj’s attempt to take hold of NOC
O n March 24 last, al-Sarraj dissolved his Petroleum Ministry and formally acquired direct control over the National Oil Company (NOC), namely the...
Saudi king’s “Clash of Civilizations”, convergence with Indonesia’s hypocrisy and opportunism
When my older sister who lives in Germany came to Indonesia recently, we gave her the royal treatment. Well, she’s family after all, and...