The Middle East is barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race. (more…)
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When Pope Francis I visited Egypt in 2017 to stimulate inter-faith dialogue he walked into a religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of
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With Israel set to host an unprecedented meeting of the national security advisors of the United States, Russia and Israel, this week’s efforts by
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A public apology by a prominent Salafi scholar sheds a light on Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s version of ‘moderate Islam,’ his effort t
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Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth concerns about their future suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public servic
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Mounting tension between the Trump administration and Iran are likely to shed light on US dynamics shaping today’s geopolitical environment. (more&h
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Political transition in the Middle East and North Africa operates so far on the principle of ‘The King is dead, long live the King.’ (more…)
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Underlying global efforts to counter fake news, psychological warfare and malicious manipulation of public opinion is a far more fundamental battl
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Many have framed the battle lines in the geopolitics of the emerging new world order as the 21st century’s Great Game. It’s a game that aims to sh
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When Turkish vice-president Fuat Oktay and foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became this weekend the first high-level foreign government delegatio
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