Op-ed

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh You do not need to be a Palestinian to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Every Arab and every free person in the world has a story with Palestine. For 75 years, when it has been at the heart of the event, it …

Daouda Cisse Increasingly, China’s political influence in Africa is deepening. Such an influence is reinforced through Beijing’s political, economic, and foreign policy mechanisms and strategies as well as diplomacy. While China’s political and economic engagement in Africa remains the backbone of Africa-China relations, diplomacy is the main foreign …

Kester Kenn In the month of October, Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin and others began talking broadly about peace in the Middle-East. There were strong calls for the United Nations to …

I put down my views related to the Israel-Palestine conflict. I have closely followed the conflict during the last 20 years . These views are mainly based on my discussions with primary sources representing  stakeholders involved in the conflict. The Abraham Accords are, in my view, a somewhat …

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh In the intricate web of international relations, the persistent immunity accorded to certain nations, exemplified by Israel’s imperviousness to legal censure, serves as a stark reminder of the ethical labyrinth inherent in global politics. While the world champions the sanctity of international law, the …

North Korea’s leader attended a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a weeklong trip to Russia’s Far East that apparently focused on weapons exchanges and other cooperation initiatives, although the countries did not announce any firm agreements that resulted from the visit. Kim Jong-un’s September …

Alybek Bakayev As the Organization of Turkic States meets for its tenth anniversary, its members should realize their potential for connecting continents. In today’s geopolitical landscape, it might seem that the world is becoming increasingly fragmented and divided. While this perception might hold true for global powers, a …

Maya Carlin As Israel enters its 28th day of warfare against Hamas, analysts are growing more concerned that other regional actors could expand and, therefore, prolong the crisis. Skirmishes between Israel’s Defense Forces and the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah have increased since Hamas waged its brutal surprise attack against the …

Milton Ezrati Recent economic news signals strength, at least on the surface. Retail sales for the last few months have surpassed expectations and outpaced inflation. Mainly because of the strong consumer, the nation’s recently released gross domestic product (GDP) showed a robust annual real growth rate of 4.9 …