Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
ven though the election of Joe Biden as U.
Echoes from President Erdoğan’s Saudi Arabia Visit: A Fresh Start?
he meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 28 at al-Salam Palace in Jeddah marks a sea change in the two countries’ relations which had reached a nadir after several events in the past.
Why the UAE is Denouncing Israel’s Brutality
n response to the recent events at al-Aqsa Mosque, nearly every Middle Eastern and North African government has condemned the Israeli occupiers’ brutality against the Palestinians.
The End of US Dollar? More Countries Use National Currencies in Trade
n March 24, 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a working paper entitled "The Stealth Erosion of Dollar Dominance: Active Diversifiers and the Rise of Non-traditional Reserve Currencies.
Can NATO Bypass the Security Complex Mentality?
he press statement of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg after the NATO Summit on March 24 points out a strategy shift for the alliance after the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Why Did the Houthis Demolish an Ottoman Martyrs’ Memorial in Yemen?
n March 12, 2022, Houthis, who currently control the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, demolished part of the memorial to the martyrs of the Ottoman Empire in Yemen.
Afghanistan Bans Opium Cultivation amid Economic Breakdown
The new ban also covers illicit drugs and alcohol.
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
n the aftermath of the financial crash of 2008, many countries struggled to access the U.
Global Food Insecurity Looms as the War in Ukraine Continues
he ongoing impact of the COVID19 pandemic and the long-term adverse effects of climate change have led to significant increases in food prices.
Normalizing with the Assad regime, Different Approaches at Different Levels
From the beginning of the Syrian uprising, several Arab countries were almost unanimous in isolating the Syrian regime to punish it for its violations of Arab League resolutions and the rights of the Syrian people.
Euro-Med Researcher: “Migration Muted in Tunisia”
he death toll has increased to 25 as Tunisian officials found five new bodies of migrants who lost their lives off the Tunisian coasts on their way to Europe.
The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War
uring the post-Cold War period, Turkey-Russia relations shuttled between geopolitical competition and economic cooperation.
Just and Unjust Wars: The Need for a Third Way
he just war doctrine debate goes back to the Middle Ages, when philosophers and theologians linked to the Roman Catholic Church, such as Augustine of Hippo in his encyclopedia on the city of God against the pagans (De civitate Dei contra paganos), commonly referred to as The City of God and Thomas Aquinas in his theological compendium Summa Theologica (Summary of Theology), provided theological justifications for waging wars.
Power Politics and Moral Accountability
They are taking on Russia, China, and DAESH as well as North Korea, Iran, and a host of militias with transnational reach.
Foreign Fighters Arrive in Scores to Fight in Ukraine
n February 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the citizens to create the “International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
n Tuesday, March 15, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the U.
How the Ukraine War Impacts Food Security in MENA
he consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war will not only revise the geography of Eastern Europe and the chessboard of international politics, but will also have an impact on the global economy.
Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma
yria is the only Arab state to support Russia’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as “independent” republics and its invasion of Ukraine.
Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees
he scenes of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing war to Europe have received unprecedented western media coverage and solidarity.
“Historical Russia”: Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish Nationalisms
nterest in the history of statehood arose in the minds of the intellectual elite of the Russian society in the second half of the 18th century, largely under the influence of the French Enlightenment, the ideas of which Empress Catherine II tried to apply locally in the first decade of her reign.
