Saudi Arabia’s Stance on Israel-Iran Escalation: War or Diplomacy?
Saudi Arabia, caught in uncertainty, views an Israeli Iranian war as ill-timed, neutrality as uncomfortable, and descent into the fray as inevitable.
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“I Kept Three Copies of My Novels Lest They Get Confiscated”: An Interview with Freed Palestinian Prisoner Esmat Mansour
The message of Palestinian prisoners to the world is that they are political prisoners who seek freedom and that there…
Who Is Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine?
Ukraine finds itself in an awkward legal position. Like Russia, Ukraine is not a party to the International Criminal Court.
Afghanistan Bans Opium Cultivation amid Economic Breakdown
Despite the earlier ban, the Taliban had partially funded the opium trade that generated revenue of around $460 million in…
What Is behind Spain’s Changing Position on Western Sahara?
Morocco will never give up its claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
Central Asia Countries “Tread a Fine Line” on Russia-Ukraine
Central Asian countries are using the cover of official state neutrality to escape the ire of parties involved in the…
NYC Subway Mass Shooting Sparks Gun Control Debate
The NYC Subway shooting comes during heightening crime in New York such as mass shootings and transit crime occurrences.
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
China, Russia, and India are leading the efforts to conduct trade in national currencies globally.
Ahmad Al-Manasra: A Palestinian Child Who Grew up Behind Israeli Bars
Israeli prisons where Palestinian prisoners are held lack the minimum standards of human dignity.
Russophobia Spreads Following the Russia-Ukraine War
Many Russians have been excluded from international events because of their nationality, and many Russian businesses have been attacked.
Global Food Insecurity Looms as the War in Ukraine Continues
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine is threatening world agriculture and thus food security. Here is how.
Ukraine’s Military Transformation between 2014 and 2022
Ukrainian fierce resistance against Russia has surprised many observers. The story of how this happened goes back to 2014.
Can the Taliban Deal with their Handicaps?
The narrative of a Taliban 2.0 dominated western circles, but for most Afghans, skepticism was always there.
Hungary Election: War in Ukraine Provokes Passive Voters
Orbán presented his followers with a choice of either a “pro-peace right” or a “pro-war left.”
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: Turkey as the Peacemaker
Turkey’s stakes in the Russia-Ukraine war are not only about geopolitics.
Normalizing with the Assad regime, Different Approaches at Different Levels
Although it has not severed its relations with the regime, Jordan has taken positions close to the Syrian opposition over…
American Political Opportunism and the Long Overdue Rohingya Genocide Determination
By not calling crimes against the Rohingya a genocide, the US falsely though it would steer Myanmar’s military away from…
On Land Day in Gaza: Limbs Lost but Not Hope
On the fourth anniversary of being shot at the Great March of Return, will justice ever be served?
Intelligence in the Russia-Ukraine War
Images posted by Ukrainians on social media can be crawled by the Russian Intelligence Service (RIS) and evaluated with intelligence…
