Turkey is the New Strategic Player in Africa
new and strategic actor in Africa, Turkey has intensified its military cooperation as well as political, economic and cultural ties with most of the African countries.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
ince September 15, 2021 the global security agenda has been occupied with a security pact designed to pave the way for a technology transfer by the U.
The Search for a Third Way: The Non-Aligned Movement, G77, and NIEO
he hegemonic interpretation of the Cold War has been a struggle between a capitalist and liberal democratic Western bloc led by the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the one hand, and a communist Eastern bloc led by the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact on the other.
Morocco and Turkey Are Seeking a Sustainable Partnership
orocco and Turkey have the potential to establish a promising political and economic cooperation, based on mutual respect and national interests.
Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders
n October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the issuance of a military order designating six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorist organizations’.
“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
ccording to a decision by the District Court of The Hague, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, which is the Dutch border police, can use ethnicity as a criterion for selecting citizens for checks at the border.
Crises in Morocco and Tunisia: Is This Really the End of Political Islam?
hen the news circulated that Morocco's leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated the news as if the PJD's defeat was, in itself, a blow to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Turkey-Somalia Relations: A Decade of Substantial Strategic Cooperation
The 10th anniversary of this sophisticated diplomatic engagement was celebrated both in Mogadishu and Ankara with ceremonies and conferences that evaluated and reflected upon the developments and outcomes of this relationship during the last ten years.
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
n parallel with the intensification of the global power competition, Russia is making efforts to expand its sphere of influence by taking new initiatives, especially in Africa.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
he decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting Africa’s largest political institution.
Returning to the Stage: Egypt’s Initiatives May Reshape East African Geopolitics
n the last weekend of May, Addis Ababa Stadium was filled with thousands of energized demonstrators, protesting foreign interference in Ethiopian internal affairs.
Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
ecently, there have been a number of high-profile meetings between the leadership of Libya's Government of National Unity and that of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Vaccine Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Bargaining
he issue of vaccine diplomacy is increasingly impacting pandemic-driven foreign policy decision-making.
“False peace only postpones conflict”: An Interview with Danny Morrison of the Bobby Sands Trust
s the 40th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands approaches, Politics Today interviewed Danny Morrison, a journalist, author, a spokesperson for the IRA hunger strikers and Secretary of the Bobby Sands* Trust on the history and progress of the decades-long struggle in the North of Ireland, and the legacy of Bobby Sands of the Irish hunger strikes of 1981.
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.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
he beginning of the relations between China and the KRG, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, dates back to the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
AfCFTA and Pan-Africanism: Do China and the US Have a Role in the Agreement?
he reactions since the commencement of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on January 1, 2021 are similar to previous regional and continental projects in Africa: AfCFTA for many young Africans, entrepreneurs, and startup owners was a welcomed development.
Challenging the African Migration Narrative
he limited understanding of African migration continues to hinder effective policies, far from addressing the current lived realities and migration drivers.
The Gulf of Guinea: A New Strain of Piracy
he Gulf of Guinea is a large nautical zone that traverses over 6,000 kilometers of coastline, containing a number of islands near West and Central Africa.
Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel Normalization
The first and the oldest cause is Palestine, which had been there since the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948, eight years before the Sherifian Empire regained its independence from France and Spain.
