How China, Russia and the US Compete Over Control in Africa
In the shadows of the Ukraine war, China, Russia and the United States scramble for resources and political influence in Africa.
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Six Palestinian Prisoners Tunnel Out of Israeli Prison
The escape took place at 3:35 A.M. on September 6, 2021. Six prisoners, who all shared a cell, reportedly took…
Code Red for Humanity: UN Climate Change Report Seriously Warns
If carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are not significantly reduced, global warming will reach over 2°C.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
The modest diplomatic gains which al-Kadhimi has achieved stand at odds with numerous insurmountable political and economic challenges he faces…
Post-Islamism in the Muslim World
In recent years, scholars have tried to apply the post-Islamism theory to different cases, specifically the contexts where political Islam…
Morocco-Algeria: Looming Conflict
What had to happen, happened. Algeria and Morocco have broken off their diplomatic relations. What will happen now?
Liberation Legitimacy: How Far Does It Count?
It does not matter if a group won the country’s independence through arms or through dialogue – what matters at…
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
For Americans, participating in the New Silk Road should not be seen as a defeat or loss of standing in…
Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age
Natalia Grincheva’s Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age presents online museums as places of modern cultural diplomacy and explores how…
Political Warfare: Strategies for Combating China’s Plan to “Win without Fighting”
Kerry K. Gershaneck believes there is an urgent need to establish an Asian political warfare center of excellence, to investigate,…
Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia
Ben Bland’s Man of Contradictions shows how Joko Widodo’s presidency mirrors a range of modern Indonesia’s paradoxes: democracy and totalitarianism,…
Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Nowhere else in the world is the public debate about climate change as much dominated by alarmism and apocalyptic thinking…
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
Libya hosts Russia’s most visible recent military presence in Africa. Russia’s private military company Wagner, which supports Khalifa Haftar’s forces,…
Meet Your New Reality: Death to 2020 Is a Clever Political Satire
Death to 2020 is a cleverly written, well-executed, and well-produced TV show that reminds us of old-school satirical TV shows…
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
If you can’t lick ‘em, join ‘em. Share in the credit, avoid being a spoiler, and don’t have sour grapes.
Adding Fuel to Fire: The Politics of Power Outages in Gaza
The continuing electricity crisis in Gaza means that it is only a matter of time before another Palestinian family dies…
Egyptian TV Dramas and Self-Orientalism
By reproducing an originally Western image of Islamist groups, Egyptian filmmakers have created a self-orientalist image of their fellow citizens.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
Despite Israel’s sense of triumphalism, it seems that the fight for Africa is still raging, a battle of politics, ideology…
Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
Without addressing the underlying problems, civil unrest, economic stress, and instability are just getting started in Iran.