Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
he inauguration of Joe Biden took place on January 20, 2021, after a troublesome process that ended with a mob attack on the United States Capitol.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
s China’s leaders steer their country to the center of world affairs, they are becoming increasingly frightened.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
President Joe Biden declared Washington’s stand on Afghanistan, “my administration strongly supports the diplomatic process that’s underway, and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years.
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
akistan’s relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have become complicated in recent years as a result of changing regional geopolitics.
The American Injustice Industry: Why Shutting Down Guantánamo is Not Enough
” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden Administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president’s first term in office.
The Rise of Evangelicals in Latin America: What Would Jesus Do?
Where only 4% of Latin Americans identified as evangelicals in the 1970s, today that number is closer to 20%.
Syrian Refugeehood, Racism and the Lebanese Question
he most recent major and public act of racism Syrian refugees faced in Lebanon, dates to December 27, 2020, when hundreds of them—75 families according to local news—had to flee for their lives from a makeshift camp in the Miniyeh region near the northern coastal city of Tripoli after their tents were set alight.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
heikh Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister (1962-86) once quipped that that the Age of Oil, like the Age of Stone, would come to an end long before the world ran out of oil.
Seeing Ramallah from above: In Memory of Mourid Barghouti, Legendary Palestinian Poet and Novelist
ourid Barghouti, 77, passed away on February 14, 2021 in the Jordanian capital Amman, after a life-long commitment to literature, politics, and public affairs in the Arab world.
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
n February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that the court holds jurisdiction over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Palestine.
All-Out-War between Ethiopia and Sudan on the Doorstep?
utual suspicion and unresolved border disputes have been major issues in the Ethiopia-Sudan relations for the past several decades.
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
major reorganisation of US military operation in the Middle East was announced last month in a momentous decision reflecting the seismic geo-political shifts underway in the region.
Gulf Regional Rift Mended but Will It Extend to Turkey?
n the wake of the Arab Awakening in 2011, ties between Turkey and the Gulf duo, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), began to deteriorate.
Genocide as a Label of Choice: Why Some Genocides Are More Equal Than Others
ndeniably some genocides are accorded more importance than others, explaining the wealth of material on the Second World War compared to other genocides.
The Most Dangerous Place in the World: Jammu & Kashmir and Its Ongoing Border Disputes
n many respects, border disputes are a feature of the modern nation state.
Islamism in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
any scholars and pundits of the MENA region are wondering why the Islamists did not take over during the massive protests known as the “Arab Spring.
Will Latin America Turn into Another Domain of Right-Wing Politics?
orberto Bobbio (1909-2004), the erudite Italian philosopher, noted that the distinction between ideological right and left lies “in the different attitudes that both sides automatically assume towards the idea of inequality.
Is the UAE-Saudi Political Alliance Sustainable?
he United Arab Emirates (UAE)-Saudi Arabia alliance has been one of the most durable alliances in Middle East politics in the last years.
Modern-Day Orientalists Have Never Understood the Arab Spring
n book four of Plato’s The Republic, the notion of dignity, what Socrates called thymos, (literally spiritedness), is deemed central to a harmonious political and social life in the polis.
Kuwait’s Parliament Abstains from Foreign Policy Yet Shapes Public Opinion
ver a month ago, Kuwait concluded its parliamentary elections for the 16th legislative term.
