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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Suicide Bombings in Iraq: A Return to Security Chaos?
Did Daesh (ISIS) rise from the ashes in Iraq?
“The US Needs a Reckoning, Not a Reconciliation”: An Interview with Sundiata Cha-Jua
Today, there are conflicting societal undercurrents in the US such as the increasing activism of black movements and the growing…
Myanmar’s Once Nationalist Military Has Just Lost the Nation
Whatever the outcome of the violent confrontation between civil society and the military will be, one thing is certain: the…
The Ethnically Diverse Biden Administration Makes White Supremacists Angry
To overhaul the Trump legacy, President Biden pledged to make his cabinet one of the most diverse in the country’s…
The Islamic Republic of Iran Forty-Two Years Later: Goals Fulfilled?
Now, more than four decades later, the question is whether the Iranian revolution fulfilled its promises or not.
Reforming the US Defense Acquisition Discussed by American Experts
Title 10 of the US Code has become a bureaucratic body and despite reform initiatives, it still disables the defense…
Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and Kazakhstan
Iran’s accession to the Eurasian Union would be just the icing on the cake.
Israel’s Vaccine Diplomacy Extends to Latin America
The World Health Organization criticized “bilateral deals” in the vaccine race, yet failed to call out Israel on account of…
Anti-Turkey Cartoon by Geert Wilders Has a Backstory in the Netherlands
On the evening of the Netherland’s NCTV report was leaked to the media, Geert Wilders published a cartoon on Twitter…
Radicalization and Religion: How It Happens?
People are not more fervent believers than they used to be, but their identification to religion has certainly shifted, creating…
France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except Muslims
When will France end its war against its own Muslim population that it had always viewed with suspicion?
The Coup That Never Happened and the “Karabakh Clan” in the Armenian Army
Everything that is happening in Yerevan nowadays has the signs of a military coup, but in fact it is not.
Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
The Saudi-Emirati partnership should expect to be cornered in Yemen and in Libya in the near future as the honeymoon…
How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?
Gulf states took the least risky path and have turned a total blind eye to the most recent atrocity committed…
How Does China View the Muslim World?
When China’s rulers feel that control is slipping through their fingers, they focus on two nemeses that seem to generate…
Why Many Liberation Movements Fail at Government
When the would-be liberators are themselves at odds, as in Somalia and South Sudan, or Liberia and Sierra Leone in…
Gun Violence in the US and Puerto Rico: This Can No Longer Continue!
The Gun Violence Archive reveals that a total of at least 19,223 people lost their lives due to gun violence…
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
The spike of violence in Afghanistan will spillover to the region, and a hasty NATO withdrawal will let the country…