Despite Peace in the Gulf, Qatar and the UAE Still Compete
Another incident of behind-the-scenes competition can be seen in the UAE’s attempts to encourage journalists in Africa to campaign against Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
How Middle Powers Can Wield More Influence on Global Politics
However, despite such fundamental differences in their strength or standing, countries like Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, India, South Korea, South Africa, and Turkey are increasingly involved in international crises and developments.
Israel Will Not Grant Palestinians a State: What Should the PLO Do?
Read: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
Other Non-PLO Factions
Islamic Jihad is more popular than many of the small parties in the PLO.
Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided
Russia’s footing in the eastern Mediterranean has given Moscow significant leverage in regional conflicts stretching from Iraq and deep into sub-Saharan Africa.
Russia-Ukraine War: Why India, Israel, and Pakistan Have Chosen Silence
For many countries in Asia and Africa, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a tightrope walk.
Maltreatment of Non-White Refugees from Ukraine Should Cause Outrage
Read: What Does the Current Ukraine Crisis Mean for Stockholm?
Old wounds, new scars: African students fleeing Ukraine
The growing refugee crisis in Ukraine has reopened old scars for international students fleeing the country's strife.
Turkey Is an Afro-Eurasian State
urkey is seeking to counter the Western and neo-colonial influence in the African continent by its increasing economic as well as political presence in the continent.
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
On the African front, in addition to Turkey’s posture in Libya, Turkey’s cordial relations with Egypt’s rival Ethiopia have irritated Cairo.
What Does the Current Ukraine Crisis Mean for Stockholm?
, NATO, and the EU in the Middle East and North Africa.
With the US Withdrawing Its Support, Can the EastMed Project Now Turn Regional?
We support projects such as the planned EuroAfrica interconnector from Egypt to Crete and the Greek mainland, and the proposed EuroAsia interconnector to link the Israeli, Cypriot and European electricity grids.
World Cup in Qatar: Sports Diplomacy as a Soft Power Instrument
On January 5, 2021, Qatar also hosted the African Super Cup.
Éric Zemmour: An Anti-Semitic Candidate For a Better Islamophobia in French Presidential Elections?
An ambiguous xenophobia against Africans, Arabs, and sometimes people coming from countries in the European Union was replaced by an overt hatred of Islam and hostility towards Muslims.
Sudan’s Transition to a Civilian Democracy Is Proving to Be Painful
After long talks brokered by the African Union and with the help of Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed, a Sovereignty Council composed of the Military Council (MC) and different political groups under the umbrella of the Forces of Freedom and Change was formed to spearhead the transition to civilian democracy.
Are China and Russia Near a Full-Blown Alliance?
From Syria in the Middle East, to Venezuela in South America to Mali in West Africa and beyond, Russia’s military influence has increased to the extent that, in September 2021, Moscow signed military cooperation agreements with Africa’s two most populous nations, Nigeria and Ethiopia, challenging the traditional dominance of the US and France on the African continent.
Does the US Want to Divide the World into Democratic and Non-democratic Nations?
There were also countries from the Asia-Pacific and Africa that were not on the invitation list: Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, which are considered de facto allies of the United States, were among the ASEAN members not invited.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
The same assertion can be made about Africa which, despite the formal end of colonialism in the long-exploited continent, continued to revolve around the same western colonial powers of yesteryears.
War Bells Ring in Ethiopia: Who Is Fighting Whom?
Read: Abiy Ahmed: America’s Checkmate in East Africa’s Geopolitical Chessboard
War of visions
Now more than ever, Ethiopia appears to be at a significant ideological and political crossroads.
Russian Brinkmanship in Ukraine
Similarly, Russia prefers to utilize private security companies as, for example, in Africa and in the Middle East instead of risking its own soldiers.
Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
The rivalry between the UAE and Turkey continues in many subregional fields such as Eurasia, Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Libya.
The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Today, the Middle East and North Africa regions are edging toward a state of anarchy with the Unites States’ ongoing retrenchment and with regional powers scrambling to build a regional order reminiscent of the pre-2011 purely authoritarian phase.
