How Does China View the Muslim World?
At first, the lands of Islam were supposed to create a bridge spreading Chinese power into Europe, the Indian Ocean, and Africa.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
The spike of violence in Afghanistan will spillover to the region, and a hasty NATO withdrawal will let the country…
Can A Third Political Party Bring Change in US Foreign Policy?
He also had parallel pseudo populist rhetoric, such as taxing hedge funds.
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar replaces Ambassador Raja Ali Ejaz, a career diplomat who was appointed to Riyadh in January 2019.
The Rise of Evangelicals in Latin America: What Would Jesus Do?
Though many devout Christians would object to the occupation and ethnic cleansing of any people, the seeds of Zionism have flourished in the new Latin American religious movements as they maneuver for political power.
Syrian Refugeehood, Racism and the Lebanese Question
Particularly perceptive are two remarks Zamir points to in his book, the first stipulating that: “he strong ties of the Christians, particularly the Maronites, with Europe led the Muslims to identify them with the European powers and to regard them as traitors .
Challenging the African Migration Narrative
Often, Africa is negatively represented as a continent of mass migration to Europe, lacking nuance and depth to the existing drivers and patterns.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
China’s crude oil imports surpassed 10 million barrels per day in 2019, 55% from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with greatly increased imports from Saudi Arabia (16% of total).
Government of National Unity: Where Does Libya Go from Here?
Libya now has a new executive authority. If the GNU is endorsed, it replaces the GNA, a government that likely…
The Gulf of Guinea: A New Strain of Piracy
It’s an important maritime route for commercial shipping lines from Europe and America to West, Central, and Southern Africa.
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
Despite these undisputed facts, the UN’s great idea was to split the country and create two states, with Palestinians asked to give over half of the land to Zionist settlers who had recently arrived from Europe.
Early Elections: Where Is Kosovo Heading?
As a direct impact of this flagrant mismanagement, Kosovo, having the youngest population in Europe, suffers one of the heaviest demographic hemorrhages in the region with Kosovars leaving their country in search of a better life in Europe and across the Atlantic.
South Africa: The Challenges of Liberation
While many rich children attend fancy schools that resemble those in rich European countries, children in some rural areas are still taught under trees; while sick rich people get private healthcare, patients in overcrowded public hospitals often sleep on floors.
All-Out-War between Ethiopia and Sudan on the Doorstep?
All the recent steps taken by Sudan and Ethiopia are needlessly offensive and foolish since they are interdependent and have…
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
Israel until now was part of US military’s European command, EUCOM.
Mutawasiloun: Palestinians Resist Israeli Attempts to Encage Them
The only solution was to hold the celebration in Istanbul, and just like the city connects Asia with Europe, it connected, even for a short while, Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Israel.
Conspiracy Theories: Why Do They Appeal to Some People?
Further compounding these threats, conspiracy entrepreneurs such as Alex Jones and David Icke regularly contribute to the growing stream of conspiracy theories in circulation.
Bitcoin: The New Global Reserve Currency?
Furthermore, the geographical neutrality of bitcoin means that it will always be moveable and thus valuable.
Gulf Regional Rift Mended but Will It Extend to Turkey?
is less interested in providing security to the GCC and the Middle East, and that certain fragile European powers have also lost the appetite to indulge in conflicts in the foreign lands of the Middle East.
Genocide as a Label of Choice: Why Some Genocides Are More Equal Than Others
By now, the rational of this bias is widely explained by the following: first, that the Great White-Northern Powers had and have ongoing connections, in terms of family, religion, culture, or otherwise, to the genocide that took place between 1939-1945—it was after all a genocide committed by Europeans on Europeans in Europe.
