Why are Iraq’s Politicians Worried about A Dead Dictator’s Daughter?
hroughout February, the Saudi Arabian-owned and UAE-based Al Arabiya channel aired two interviews with Raghad Saddam Hussein.
With US Investors Fleeing Latin America, China Steps In
ast year, as the Latin America reeled from COVID19 and the related economic crisis, one area of economic activity rebounded: Chinese investments in the region’s infrastructure, particularly the electrical grid of Peru and Chile.
Libyans Themselves Are Best Suited to Handle Their Problems
xperts discussed the possibility of a peaceful transition in Libya at an online panel organized by SETA Brussels entitled “Libya’s Political Transition Process,” on February 23, 2021.
Anti-Turkey Cartoon by Geert Wilders Has a Backstory in the Netherlands
n February 15, an internal draft report prepared by the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) working under the Ministry of Justice and Security in the Netherlands was leaked to the HP/De Tijd, a Dutch-language monthly opinion magazine.
Radicalization and Religion: How It Happens?
he end of the Cold War in the 1990s and the emergence of religiously motivated political groups on the international scene, made us aware of the role of religion in international conflicts.
France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except Muslims
uslims are a problem for France today, as they were in the colonial period.
The Illegal US Blockade on Cuba Hinders the Island’s Economic Development
uba’s gradual easing of restrictions following the coronavirus pandemic has been discussed in terms of its economy.
How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?
n February 14, 2021, Turkey announced that the PKK (Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan, Kurdistan Workers’ Party) had executed 13 Turkish citizens, who had been kidnapped some years ago and kept in a hideout in northern Iraq.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
s China’s leaders steer their country to the center of world affairs, they are becoming increasingly frightened.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
President Joe Biden declared Washington’s stand on Afghanistan, “my administration strongly supports the diplomatic process that’s underway, and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years.
Can A Third Political Party Bring Change in US Foreign Policy?
This was apparently fueled in substantial part by talk of a "civil war" within the Republican Party following Donald Trump's second impeachment.
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
akistan’s relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have become complicated in recent years as a result of changing regional geopolitics.
The Rise of Evangelicals in Latin America: What Would Jesus Do?
Where only 4% of Latin Americans identified as evangelicals in the 1970s, today that number is closer to 20%.
Syrian Refugeehood, Racism and the Lebanese Question
he most recent major and public act of racism Syrian refugees faced in Lebanon, dates to December 27, 2020, when hundreds of them—75 families according to local news—had to flee for their lives from a makeshift camp in the Miniyeh region near the northern coastal city of Tripoli after their tents were set alight.
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.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
heikh Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister (1962-86) once quipped that that the Age of Oil, like the Age of Stone, would come to an end long before the world ran out of oil.
Government of National Unity: Where Does Libya Go from Here?
ibya recently saw the conclusion of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), a peace process under the United Nations’s (UN) auspices.
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.
ICC Probe in Palestine Brings Some Hope to the Palestinians at Last
n February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that the court holds jurisdiction over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Palestine.
Early Elections: Where Is Kosovo Heading?
Snap elections have become the rule of political life in the country as no single government has been able to complete its full four-year term in office since the country declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008.
