Iran should know its limits
Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei last week issued a warning to countries enforcing US sanctions on Iranian airlines. He said that states preventing Iran from using their airspace and...
US allies should watch its European forces review closely
The Pentagon is currently in the middle of an important review to determine the future of America’s military presence in Europe. The outcome will have implications not only for European security but...
Is the UN still relevant?
Amid unprecedented global challenges, from wars, epidemics, climate change and artificial intelligence’s existential threats to humanity to superpower discord splintering the world order, many ask whether the UN is still a necessary...
Will associate member model be a transformative moment for EU?
The EU is potentially entering a transformative period in its development. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week opened the door for Canada to become the bloc’s first associate member....
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia ensuring peace and building a common future
Diplomatic relations between Turkiye and Saudi Arabia were established on May 7, 1926, with the appointment of Suleyman Sevket Bey as Turkiye’s representative to Jeddah through a decree signed by Mustafa Kemal...
From New York to Bab Al-Mandab
Sessions of the UN General Assembly have lost much of their glow and much of the hope once invested in them. Leaders go to renew their wager on an awakening of international...
Algeria’s Food Security Crisis and the Diplomatic Rupture with the UAE: A Governance Failure...
Algeria, a nation possessing substantial hydrocarbon wealth, confronts a paradox of profound proportions: a government unable to guarantee the reliable provision of essential food items to its own population. This systemic failure...
Will China play a role in ending Iran war?
It was reported last week that China wants Iran to use its influence with the Houthis to prevent the conflict from spiraling. At the same time, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told...
Were the British sanctions on Israeli settlements inevitable?
If the Israeli government is looking for anyone to blame for the sanctions against illegal settlements and settlers in the occupied West Bank announced this month by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband,...
The five keys of global shipping in the 21st century
Back in 1904, when Adm. Sir John “Jacky” Fisher became Britain’s First Sea Lord, he set about modernizing the Royal Navy. He looked across Britain’s global empire, understood that he had finite...