China Boosts Naval Presence in the Middle East
The navy is composed of approximately 300,000 soldiers that are divided into three fleets: North, East, and South.
The Middle East: A Multipolar Order Is in the Making
concern as the booming shale oil production in North America helps towards energy independence.
NATO vs. Russia: A War to Win Mauritania’s Heart?
The visit thus aims to expand Russia’s ties with more countries in North Africa, after NATO did so recently by inviting Mauritania to its Madrid Summit on June 28-30, 2022 as a non-NATO partner, along with Jordan.
A Secret Intelligence War between Morocco and France?
Read: Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North AfricaThere has always been a lot of imagination in the world of spies.
Funding Violence with Drugs: The Cases of Hezbollah and the PKK
This legal vacuum and the reality of several disintegrated/collapsed states in the Middle East and North Africa further generated favorable conditions for illegal economic activities like arms and human smuggling, drug trafficking, and money laundering.
Three Books That Reveal How Global Corruption Makes the World Go Round
Hoang’s research further reveals that old paradigms like First World/Third World and Global North/Global South are no longer useful for framing the global economy.
How China, Russia and the US Compete Over Control in Africa
signed an agreement with Zambia and its northern neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo, to mine cobalt in the Congo, which accounts for 70% of the world’s supply of the battery mineral, and copper in Zambia, one of the world’s largest copper producers.
The Great Climate Upheaval: One Billion People are Expected to Migrate by 2050
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa face the most ecological risks.
The Resurrection of Palestinian Cinema?
alestinian cinema was among the first to emerge in the Middle East and North Africa along with Egyptian and Syrian cinemas.
Turkey’s International Graduates Greatly Contribute to the Turkish Economy
This is followed by graduates from the Middle East and North Africa with a rate of 19 percent, and 14 percent graduates from the Balkans.
Qatar World Cup Is Over: A Timeline of the Controversies Surrounding the Tournament
he 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar ended on December 18, at Lusail Stadium, north of Doha.
Time to Think Deeper about the PYD’s Istiklal Street Terror Attack
James Jeffrey, (former) the United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, had ‘once’ tried hard to legitimize the PYD and persuade Turkey to tolerate its presence in Northern Syria.
Food Inflation, Global Crisis, and Turkey
Many grain import-dependent countries from North Africa and the Middle East to South Asia are experiencing the effects of this global food crisis more intensely.
French-Algerian Author Changes Name over Discrimination Allegations
here has been an uproar in France after French-Algerian author, Hamid Ait-Taleb, who holds two master’s degrees from the Sorbonne, changed his name to “Xavier Le Clerc” over the lack of job offers due to his North African-sounding name.
How’s the Weather? Scorching Heat and Flash Floods
A World Bank report predicts that by 2050, around 86 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and 19 million in North Africa could become internal migrants due to climate shocks such as heatwaves and drought, storms, and major flooding.
A New Cold War Erupts in the Shadow of Food Crises
The world and Turkey share responsibility
Considering that the world produces nearly 800 million tons of wheat and harvests have already started in the northern hemisphere, wheat to be exported from Ukraine will not be the sole cause or solution to the food crisis, except for the short-term crisis to be experienced by countries whose food needs are dependent on Ukrainian imports.
Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainian Refugees: Double Standards at Large?
3 million from the Middle East and North African to Europe due to civil wars, conflicts, or poor economic conditions.
African Politics, Tribal Violence, and Socio-Economic Rivalry in Africa
In Mali, for example, the communal crisis recently intensified after the spread of militant groups from the north of the country to central and western areas.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
The Biden administration considers taking advantage of the alliances built by Donald Trump in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf to reduce security and defense costs.
“The Damage Will Take Time to Repair”: An Interview with Caitlin Welsh on the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Food Security
We have to consider that wheat is the most important part of the diets in the Middle East and North Africa.
