‘Chains of colonialism’: Western powers in Africa vying for control, geopolitical edge
JOHANNESBURG — For decades, Africa has been teeming with foreign military personnel, with more than a dozen countries known to have deployments and bases...
Is Pakistan spreading Islamic extremism in Africa?
On 12 August, 2020, Islamic militants calling themselves Ansar al-Sunnah seized the coastal town of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique. It was a...
Is Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) A State Sponsoring Terrorism?
Since assuming control in August 2021 as a result of the departure of US-led forces from the war-torn nation, the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan...
Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
MADRID — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that...
Is Türkiye Reorienting Itself Towards the West?
It cannot be said that the efforts of Turkish foreign policy to open up space for itself through pragmatic steps in line with regional...
Disturbing Evolution of China’s Foreign Policy
The international community has recently been rocked by the Hong Kong government’s chilling decision to place bounties on eight exiled activists, two of whom...
Prigozhin Mutiny Further Distances Central Asia from Russia
Even before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was clear that the Central Asian states were beginning to distance themselves from Russia’s proprietorial attitude...
French Riots Show Us a Wider European Malaise
It may be quieter now but the fires that burned France recently have been simmering for years. It is a dangerous situation, one that...
EU Envoy: Israeli Operation in Jenin Violated International Law
Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff, the European Union (EU) representative to Palestinian Authority-assigned territories, on Saturday blasted Israel over its counterterrorism operation in Jenin, claiming...
Why Europe Riots
A spectre is haunting Europe. In France, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and even Switzerland, the rule of law is being challenged by the rule of...