Internally divided Iran sees return of factional politics
New Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s attempts to promote national unity seem to have been short-lived.
Even though he is associated with the reformist camp, he chose to appoint all...
Egypt-Turkiye detente to be tested by Libya crisis
The detente between Egypt and Turkiye culminated this year with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Cairo and Egyptian President Abdel Fatteh El-Sisi’s visit to Istanbul. Ending a bilateral rift that...
Africa’s oil exporters struggle as cost of climate change soars
Africa’s major oil-producing countries face an ironic predicament. Despite high global oil prices, their production is on a steep decline, hemorrhaging economic opportunities, and impeding overdue transitions to low-emission economies. These petrostates,...
EU-Iran relations close to crisis point
While the EU has maintained a relatively soft stance toward the Iranian government compared to the more hard-line approach adopted by the US, tensions between Brussels and Tehran have been gradually escalating...
BRICS great powers gather in Riyadh
Riyadh last week hosted four high-level meetings with four of the original five BRICS members. Although not planned that way, the meetings with BRICS members indicated how the Gulf Cooperation Council countries...
Starmer has tough job resetting relations with Europe
In the British psyche, the short distance that separates the UK from Europe between Dover and Calais, 40.2 km to be precise, symbolizes that the two are completely separate worlds. For those...
Challenges in Transitioning from ATMIS to a New Peace Support Mission: The Ethiopian Perspectives
The changing patterns of contemporary Horn of Africa politics cannot be understood without knowing Addis Ababa's unwavering commitment to peace and stability in the region. The Ethiopian government’s determination to ensure peace...
Can Turkiye now be part of the Arab regional system?
In March 2010, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa proposed expanding the group to include Turkiye — as a friendly neighboring major power with significant historical, cultural, and economic ties to the...
Lebanon should not be a puppet controlled by Hezbollah
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati this week expressed, during a meeting with ambassadors and acting representatives of the UN Security Council’s member states, Lebanon’s readiness to engage in indirect negotiations with Israel...
Local culture vital to effective leadership in the Gulf
In exploring strategic leadership within the public sector, especially in the context of the Arabian Peninsula, it is crucial to understand the diversity in leadership styles shaped by historical, cultural and social...