South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business
outh Korea has become a soft power giant with the effective promotion of its national image and culture worldwide.
Brett McGurk: The Epitome of the Democrats’ Middle East Policy
fter a pandemic-restricted election campaign, Joe Biden officially became the 46th president of the United States in an inauguration ceremony under heavy security measures on January 20, 2021.
Supported by the US, Ukraine is Once Again Dreaming of NATO
hile the fate of the current military escalation between Russia and Ukraine remains uncertain despite the incidents in the Donbass, diplomatic tensions are on the rise.
Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North Africa
s a general rule, when two neighboring countries share similar cultures and have similar political and diplomatic weight, they tend to compete.
The Illusion of a Palestinian Kingmaker in Israel
here are two things that are certain after Israel’s fourth election in two years: the first is that Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to be Israel’s Prime Minister.
The Amazighs in North Africa: Politics, Society, and Culture
he Amazighs, usually referred to as Berbers, are native inhabitants of North Africa.
Separation in the Age of Remote and Robotic War
o the majority of Palestinians, the settler-colonial encounter is primarily, if not exclusively, an encounter with weapon power.
Orthodoxy and Russian Foreign Policy: A Story of Rise and Fall
hroughout the two centuries of the existence of the Russian Empire, Orthodoxy was the ideology and the main moral justification of the empire’s foreign policy expansion.
Pushing the Liberalist Agenda to its Limits: The Problem of Labels
Since then the phrase has been interpreted in many different ways.
Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
domestic politics given the pressing challenges surrounding COVID-19 and the economic fallout from this unprecedented public health crisis.
Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?
iddle Eastern politics experienced the peak of Turkish-Saudi partnership during the 2015-2016 period as ASELSAN, one of the top Turkish defense companies, signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with promising Saudi defense companies TAQNIA and KACST.
India is Lobbying to Put Pakistan on FATF’s Black-list: Will it Succeed?
elations between India and Pakistan are strained even at the best of times.
Why Are Some Countries Dragging Their Heels over Ratifying the Istanbul Convention?
he Istanbul Convention (IC) is a convention by the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
The Syrian Conflict 10 Years On: Who is in Control and What are the Possible Scenarios?
en years have passed since the protests began peacefully against the Syrian regime, and then soon turned into an armed conflict.
Israelis Might Go to Polls for the 5th Time in Two Years
or the fourth time in two years, legislative elections were held in Israel on March 23, 2021 to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset.
China-Iran Treaty: Hydrocarbons Bring the Old Friends Closer
hina and Iran have been building an increasingly close economic, political and security partnership since the mid-1990s, when China emerged as Iran’s partner of choice for its energy projects in both the nuclear field and hydrocarbons.
The ICC vs. Israel: Three Main Scenarios
n March 22, the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, declared that “the time has come to stop Israel’s blatant impunity”.
Hindutva Ideology: India’s Gradual Move Towards Genocide
n the space of a mere three decades hateful and divisive Hindu nationalist slogans have propelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from a fringe political party to a national party to India’s ruling party, a result that has inflicted great harm on the country’s democratic institutions, bilateral relationships, global reputation and religious minorities.
The Turcos of Latin America: The Story of 20th-Century Ottoman Migrants
hen Gabriel Turbay Abunader, a son of Lebanese immigrants, ran for the Colombian presidency in 1946, an especially turbulent period in Colombia’s democratic history, he was the target of vicious criticism by the conservative media and public opinion of the time.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
en years into the Syrian crisis, many commentators generally accept that President Bashar al-Assad’s government has “won” the gruesome conflict.
