Washington attack was wrong and does not help Palestine
The chant “Free Palestine” is powerful and appropriate at protests across the US and around the world. But it is wholly inappropriate when shouted following a violent, fatal attack in the American...
New geopolitical great game in Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have many challenges, not least as some of the most vulnerable climate change nations in the region. However, rarely a month goes by in which world...
US and Europe must reshape their bonds at this time of crisis
For almost two decades, since Barack Obama’s presidency, we have been reading about America’s “pivot to Asia.” This is a shift in Washington’s focus from Europe and the Middle East to Asia,...
European elections manifest more division, less unity
One must admit that Europe today is increasingly gripped by two narratives. One is clearly in favor of the West, Brussels, democracy and the rule of law, and is anti-Russia. The other...
Depriving Gaza of aid is immoral and counterproductive
The briefing given to the UN Security Council last week by Tom Fletcher, undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, was a grave reminder of the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza....
What Saudi Arabia gained from Trump’s visit
US President Donald Trump’s decision to make Riyadh his first foreign destination in his second term was not merely a gesture of diplomacy — it was a geopolitical statement. For Saudi Arabia,...
Trump visit marks a new era of Saudi-US strategic ties
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week marked a decisive and strategic transformation of Saudi-US relations, producing outcomes that exceeded expectations.
During his visit a wave...
What the end of US sanctions means for Syria and the region
During his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Donald Trump, the iconoclast US president, announced the lifting of American sanctions on Syria. Having been urged to do so by Saudi Crown Prince...
Trump from Riyadh: ‘Good luck, Syria’
“I’ve come this afternoon to talk about the bright future of the Middle East” — this is how the voice of US President Donald Trump echoed everywhere, among those who love him...
An opportunity to re-anchor the Saudi-US relationship in a shared strategy
As US President Donald Trump visits Riyadh for a high-stakes visit to Saudi Arabia, the geopolitical and economic landscape he navigates is more fractured — and more fluid — than at any...