Gulf states are asserting themselves more than ever, and that’s a problem for the U.S. Three years ago, then Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter attributed Iran’s growing dominance to its being “in the game, on [ More … ]
The Egyptian economy has all the economic fundamentals necessary to embark on the path of development; and the efficient management of these resources is the real key to economic advancement, as well as the political [ More … ]
There have been numerous changes in local and regional politics since the election of Abiy Ahmed into the office of Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Notable is the recent peace agreement reached between Ethiopia and Eritrea [ More … ]
There are more than 15 US nationals who have been detained in Egypt for years with no attention on the part of US President Donald Trump. On the other hand, Turkey has been beaten down [ More … ]
International indices and reports are periodically produced by international institutions, whether governmental or independent, for those who are interested in understanding what is going on in the world and its expected trends in the future. [ More … ]
As the conditional and temporary U.S. support for the YPG/PKK terror group in Syria has turned out to be permanent against Iran and Russia, Washington is moving into a strategic dead end in Syria. The [ More … ]
The rise in the exchange rate of the dollar, which has rallied in recent days, is ongoing. It is known that political reasons remain in the background of this rise. The last apparent reason is [ More … ]
On July 1, 2012, when the Egyptian military junta – theoretically – handed over power to the elected authority, the foreign reserves then was only $ 15.5 billion against $ 36 billion early 2011 when [ More … ]
How the Obama administration watched the demise of Arab democracy — and paved the way for Trump’s embrace of dictators. President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his [ More … ]
Amid thaw in ties between Ethiopia, Eritrea, relatives set to reunite through flight after 20 years The first Ethiopian Airlines commercial flight to neighbouring Eritrea in 20 years took off on Wednesday. With 456 passengers [ More … ]
As the Saudi-UAE offensive on the Yemeni port city of Hudaida continues and intensifies, there seems to be no solution that will serve the people of the city. Despite his efforts, the UN special envoy [ More … ]
An astute observer of Algeria and Morocco will notice that relations between the two countries have taken a dangerous turn and tensions have visibly increased. Bilateral relations over the last forty-odd years have been marked [ More … ]
This insight traces the different styles, eras, mechanisms, and transitions of Palestinian leadership across the past century and draws lessons for the future, arguing that there is hope for the Palestinian struggle in the current [ More … ]
By: Bill Law* Selling missiles to the Qataris is not only good business for the Russians; it also allows them to meddle in the conflicted and splintered politics of the Gulf states. Military experts refer to [ More … ]
A persistent narrative about Saudi Arabia describes the country as in perpetual struggle between the forces of modernity and the forces of traditionalism. This paper contributes to the on-going evaluation of this paradigm and its [ More … ]
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