Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
An estimated 600 Tunisian extremist jihadis are reckoned to remain in Libya, primarily in the south.
Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?
application of more diplomatic, security, and economic resources to Southeast Asia, in part to undermine China's growing influence, China has stepped up efforts to strengthen ties with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Zionism and Hindu Nationalism Bring Israel and India Together
Read: What is the Future for India’s Muslims with the Rise of Hindu Nationalism?India also voted for a UN resolution that condemned Zionism as “a form of racism and racial discrimination,” stating, “The racist regime in occupied Palestine and the racist regime in Zimbabwe and South Africa have a common imperialist origin, forming a whole and having the same racist structure and being organically linked in their policy aimed at repression of the dignity and integrity of the human being.
China in the Balkans: More than Infrastructure Projects
The so-called Western Balkan states – all of them located in the central and southern parts of the Balkan Peninsula, not in the West – have always attracted the interest of the regional actors, Russia, Turkey, and the European Union.
Does Anyone Care? It’s Time to Break the Silence on Palestine
In the meantime, and very recently, Said Odeh, a 16-year-old boy from a village south of the occupied West Bank was shot twice in the back and killed by Israeli forces.
The Evolution of Apartheid: Why Israel is Becoming a Pariah State
This condemnation was made within the larger context of condemning racist apartheid regimes in South Africa and elsewhere.
France’s Endless War in the Sahel
members like France in the south comes in return for NATO protecting Estonia in the east.
“False peace only postpones conflict”: An Interview with Danny Morrison of the Bobby Sands Trust
As editor of Republican News I dedicated pages to the struggle of the African National Congress (ANC), which worked to help end apartheid in South Africa.
Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
Both were touting a bizonal, bicommunal federal (BBF) solution that would have seen an autonomous Turkish Cypriot entity officially established in the island’s north, and an equally autonomous Greek Cypriot entity in the south.
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
Ankara views McGurk as the architect of the partnership between Turkey’s longtime ally and its archenemy, the PKK, a Marxist separatist Kurdish movement which has been carrying out acts of terrorism for forty years in Turkey’s southeast region.
Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North Africa
Read: Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel NormalizationIt is precisely this capacity that Algiers wanted to showcase in the middle of January by organizing military exercises in the region of Tindouf, in the south of the country.
The Amazighs in North Africa: Politics, Society, and Culture
Other groups include the Riffians of northern Morocco, the Mozabites of southern Algeria, the Zenata of western and southwestern Algeria, and the Tuaregs of the Sahara.
Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
The internationalized nature of the Libyan war is also linked with other regional tensions along Europe’s southern border, namely the tensions between Turkey, Greece, and other European and Middle East powers over maritime rights and resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Israelis Might Go to Polls for the 5th Time in Two Years
The southern branch of the Islamic Movement led by Mansour Abbas won four seats.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
Read: China's Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over PoliticsFor instance, in 2015, China sent over 1,000 troops to South Sudan and Darfur as part of UNPKO.
The Ethnically Diverse Biden Administration Makes White Supremacists Angry
Harris is the daughter of an immigrant family and is of African American and South Asian descent, with a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.
AfCFTA and Pan-Africanism: Do China and the US Have a Role in the Agreement?
Also, Adjusting national laws and policies to suit AfCFTA’s agreement might incur huge costs in member states and heighten the sense of “loss of identity” in some countries, especially with the rise of “Xenophobia-Afrophobia” in South Africa.
Why Many Liberation Movements Fail at Government
Where it is a problem, as in Somalia and South Sudan, this is invariably because the movement was itself divided, with deep underlying weaknesses, and won out more because of the failures of the incumbent regime than of any strengths of its own.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
In May 2017, China succeeded in extracting scalable quantities of methane hydrates ("inflammable ice") in the South China Sea.
