Russia’s War in Ukraine Gives Iran the Upper Hand in Syria
This is the region where the Tehran-Moscow rivalry is the most intense on the ground and is also the target of systematic airstrikes by Israel and the U.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
In particular, the ongoing normalization of the relations between Turkey and the UAE, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel, and Turkey and Egypt have paved the way for the end of the polarization prevailing in the region during the Trump era.
Sinn Fein’s Triumph in Northern Ireland Brings Good News to Palestine
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Economic sanctions
Ireland made international news in May 2021 when it became the first EU country to call Israel's annexation of Palestinian territory unlawful.
Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
At the forefront of these actors are Israel and the UAE.
Echoes from President Erdoğan’s Saudi Arabia Visit: A Fresh Start?
Read: Why the UAE is Denouncing Israel’s Brutality
A closer look at how Erdoğan’s visit was read in Saudi media and by Saudi analysts indicates that, in general, Saudi Arabia regarded it as a “new beginning” in relations, while acknowledging that the two countries have not yet abandoned their foreign policy goals.
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at a Crossroads
Read: Israel’s Mass Surveillance of Palestinians Is More Than an ObsessionThe 2022 AI report also found a decrease in the average price of AI-based/robotic weapons, a drop-down of 46.
The Economic Hitmen behind Regime Change in Pakistan
”Read: Russia-Ukraine War: Why India, Israel, and Pakistan Have Chosen SilenceIn compelling detail, Perkins describes the ways by which U.
Islamophobia and the French Presidential Election
59 percent of the French votes in Israel in the first round!
Again, what happened that the far right and the far left have become so strong in France? Why is the gap between Macron's and Le Pen's support closing, and people even fear that Le Pen might win? As a direct result of the legislation, discourse, and policies of Macron's presidency and government regarding Islam and Muslims, France is now a much more Islamophobic and anti-Muslim country than it was before 2017.
Why Did the Houthis Demolish an Ottoman Martyrs’ Memorial in Yemen?
The political and regional dimensions
The Houthis chose a timely moment to demolish the historical Ottoman monument: the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ankara.
“I Kept Three Copies of My Novels Lest They Get Confiscated”: An Interview with Freed Palestinian Prisoner Esmat Mansour
Aljamal spoke to freed Palestinian prisoner Esmat Mansour, 45, who spent 20 years in Israeli jails, where he authored three novels, about the situation of Palestinian prisoners, prison literature, and Palestinian prisoners’ message to the world.
Who Is Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine?
Last year, when the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor opened an investigation that may result in prosecution of Israeli officials over Israel’s unlawful settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, the United States criticized the prosecutor.
What Is behind Spain’s Changing Position on Western Sahara?
Read: Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel NormalizationOn the other hand, although Morocco does not formally claim the Canary Islands, in 2020, the House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) voted two bills extending Moroccan territorial waters to a point overlapping with those of the islands.
On Land Day in Gaza: Limbs Lost but Not Hope
However, his dream of competing internationally was cut short after he was shot by an Israeli sniper while taking part in the Great March of Return (GMR), which began four years ago on March 30, 2018.
The Geopolitics of Russia-Turkey Relations amid the Ukraine War
In parallel, some regional states, like Israel, Egypt, the UAE, and the KSA, engaged in subsequent normalizations with Turkey as insurance on the eve of great power competition in the region.
Just and Unjust Wars: The Need for a Third Way
A prime example of this is Israel which puts forth the “absence” of a Palestinian partner as its excuse for not engaging in the process to achieve a sustainable and long-term peace.
Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn
Read: Russia-Ukraine War: Why India, Israel, and Pakistan Have Chosen SilenceThe notion that the Americans are in Japan to protect the country (allowing the people to live in peace and the country to engage in economic pursuits) is dominant throughout the public discourse.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
seeks agreement after the missile strike on Erbil
During the hiatus in the Vienna talks, a missile attack, for which the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility, shook Erbil, targeting what the IRGC alleged was an Israeli “strategic center.
Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees
When Israel bombed Gaza repeatedly over the years 2008/9, 2012, 2014, and most recently in May 2021, western media outlets were very careful with their “both sides” language so as not to hurt the feelings of the Israeli army that was killing civilians in Gaza and levelling entire residential buildings to the ground.
Russia’s War in Ukraine and the Global Struggle for Power
invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008, the unlawful withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, and Israel's bombing of Gaza, can be analyzed as decisive in shaping Putin's Ukraine policy.
Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?
The country stayed neutral during the two World Wars, “solved” the oil nationalization crisis in the early 1950s without facing military aggression - unlike Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Egypt which was jointly attacked by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France upon President Nasser’s nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 - and even got away with the Iran hostage crisis at the end of 1979 without an open military confrontation.
