Op-ed

Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route stretching from the eastern edge of Europe to the Indian Ocean, a 3,000–kilometer (1,860–mile) passage that’s beyond the reach of any foreign intervention, informs Bloomberg. It’s an example of how Great Power’ competition is rapidly reshaping trade networks …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh I have been discussing the latest incidents in Jordan with a number of political and security strategist in the West who voiced their support to government measures to counter violence. They reiterated their full support to Jordan as a stable country whose stability is a …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Almost a year ago, his majesty King Abdullah II had a meeting with a group of British journalists in London during his stopover after his participation in the climate summit in Glasgow. King Abdullah II said that what worries him most is the failure to …

Walt Garlington The written, democratic constitution continues to be the norm lionized by the so-called ‘civilized nations’ of the West, upheld as the best way to organize society that mankind has come up with. For that reason, a little more analysis of them is in order. Two main …

Nimrah Javed Russia declined to conduct a technical meeting with the US on the New START Treaty. According to the US, Russia unilaterally withdrew from the meeting, while Russia inculpated the US toxic deportment reason behind the rescindment of the meeting. According to this treaty, each side will …

Geography plays an important role in the faith of nation then comes the leadership which steers that faith and great powers are those who have both. Great powers of today’s world were empires of the past. Many proceeded into becoming global hegemons and rests were laid in the …

Kiril Babaev Russia’s return to Africa has been discussed in the media and at various levels of power for two decades. However, the impetus given to Russian expansion to the African continent by the first Russia-Africa Summit in October 2019 made it the breakthrough event that made it …

Eric Zeusse  The Hill newspaper headlined on December 21st “Congress aims to label Russia ‘Aggressor State’ instead of state sponsor of terrorism”, and reported that Congressional leadership is working to quickly introduce a bill condemning Russia as an “Aggressor State” amid plans for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to …

Azhar Shaikh The world is moving towards a global power shift. It is not necessary whether we accept or not. History never ends, nations and civilisations rise and fall, and no era can last forever. We are witnessing a Multipolar world. As Samuel P Huntington pointed out, “The …