Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Senior Researcher and Analyst of International Affairs The Republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia have been embroiled in a military conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region for more than a month. During this time, they agreed three times on a ceasefire and a humanitarian ceasefire, but each …

Giancarlo Elia Valori In an attempt to position themselves as international players in the global oil and gas market, China’s national oil companies are investing heavily in the exploration and production of oil and gas supplies in Africa. Africa is the second largest region in supplying oil and …

Giancarlo Elia Valori On Monday, November 9, the talks that should decide Libya’s future began in Tunis. After almost a decade of unrest, chaos and civil war, probably the United Nations – with the direct commitment of the new “special envoy”, Stephanie Wilson, will succeed in reasoning with …

By James M. Dorsey Weakened by Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of US President Donald J. Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu risks being caught between a rock and a hard place as Jordan, the Palestine Authority and the United Arab Emirates manoeuvre for control of what is to …

Rachel Buccino Former Vice President Al Gore evoked the ghosts of the 2000 election — when he battled Republican nominee George W. Bush for the White House — as reporters asked him to comment on the state of the 2020 presidential race between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. “First of …

Giancarlo Elia Valori A topic rarely dealt with in the press is the situation between Jewish and Arab (Christian and Muslim) Israeli citizens. On April 26, 2020, the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics released official data on the Israeli population: 6.8 million Jews (74%), 1.93 million Arabs (21%) …

Back Tran From former enemies, the United States and Vietnam became partners when they formed a comprehensive partnership in 2013. Under the Trump administration, U.S.-Vietnam relations have made remarkable progress. As Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, U.S. foreign policy is …

James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Ethiopia, an African darling of the international community, is sliding towards civil waras the coronavirus pandemic hardens ethnic fault lines. The consequences of prolonged hostilities could echo across East Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Fighting between the government of Nobel Peace …

Giancarlo Ella Valori On the evening of November 2, on a day dedicated to the commemoration of the dead all over the world, the centre of Vienna was shocked by a terrorist attack that left 4 dead and 17 wounded. Near the synagogue of the Austrian capital city …