The war in Ukraine is well into its third year and the one in Gaza may complete its first. And the latter may as well degenerate into a...

An uneasy truce, extended in instalments, holds in Gaza. Exchange of captives between the warring parties and humanitarian access to Gaza...

The rise of East Asia has for some time been a point of departure to explain events and politics elsewhere. This is warranted but should...

I liken autocracies to a seemingly sturdy rectangular table, only that one of its legs is missing. The regime mobilizes virtually all...

In 2010, NATO declared in its Strategic Concept that Euro-Atlantic area was at peace and that the threat of a conventional war in Europe...

I am aware there is a growing fatigue over the multiplicity of articles of late on Afghanistan. I shall thus not be repetitive on aspects...

The prospect of Turkey’s membership in the European Union has always been a contentious matter. Turkey obviously needs to conform to the...

Observers characterize the uneasy relationship between Turkey and Greece variously as historically troubled, a combination of politics...

It has been a full decade since a young and hapless street vendor in Tunisia self-immolated, sparking the Arab uprising. The process set...

We are in a transfer room. The lockdown phase triggered by the Covid-19pandemic is winding down, yet we are still languishing in the...

The coronavirus pandemic caught the world unguarded. With the notable exception of the Republic of Korea, a handful of other countries...

The “Mehmetcik”, as we affectionately refer to our young men under arms, remain in harm’s way in Syria’s Idlib Governorate. This ominous...

The killing of Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Al Quds Commander, by the United States, has left the pundits and the public...

Let me begin with a quotation: “I attributed great significance to the success of this Conference in the name of international...

A country’s foreign policy is the combined derivative of its constant and dynamic assets as well as its normative make-up. As such, it is...

As involved governments strive to influence Syria’s future and the international public keeps wondering what to expect next, the...