Geopolitics

Prominent political analysts have weighed in on the possibility of Saudi Arabia stopping aid to Egypt because of the North African country’s reservations over joining Saudi military intervention in Syria. It remains unlikely that Saudi Arabia will end aid to Cairo, because the ramifications would be “disastrous” for Riyadh, …

Gulf monarchies on Wednesday declared Lebanon’s Hizballah a “terrorist” group, in the latest regional move against the Shia organisation fighting in support of Syria’s regime. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council “decided to consider the militias (of Hizballah) a terrorist organisation”, GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement. …

By André Reichel As hard it is to comprehend for the former island empire, if the majority of Britons vote to leave the EU, the United Kingdom would be transformed from a rule-maker to a rule-taker. That would make it a rather curious choice for a country that …

There is a pressing need to establish a Middle East regional security structure in partnership with the major global powers, in accordance with new global and regional realities and with a clear set of rules to organize relations between the regional powers. The general belief in the West …

As Secretary of State John Kerry seriously pursues a Russian-American-United Nations administered cease-fire and humanitarian relief effort as the first concrete step towards implementing the Geneva agreement, the Pentagon is preparing for an eventual NATO intervention in Syria to defeat the Islamic State. This seemingly paradoxical approach to the …

The South China Sea issue, it seems, can never be off news. The most dangerous potential flashpoint in the Asia-Pacific continues to threaten undoing the delicately maintained peace in the region by unilateral action by a certain country. Such a development impacts on the economic and security interests …

 By Geoffrey Berlin Ukraine’s road to justice and economic inclusion is as complex as the path of the U.S. civil rights movement. Two years after Ukraine’s “Maidan uprising,” the Ukrainian people’s expectations for government reform and economic progress are being betrayed. Last week, Ukraine’s Parliament voted to declare …

For nearly 25 years, Bill and Hillary Clinton have portrayed themselves as nearly innocent victims of the dozens of scandals that have plagued them. Indeed, one of the former first lady’s selling points these days is that the Clintons are now impervious to Republican attacks because they have …

The recent agreement between the USA and Russia really solves nothing, it does not even end the war, and both sides are expressing a great deal of caution about its future implementation. And yet, this is a huge victory for Russia. While it is too early to say …