The potential expansion of the BRICS group of nations could fundamentally transform the future of global alliances, but it will likely fall flat. BRICS is

The human toll of the massive earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this month has been devastating. Combined, more than 46,000

The warm welcome for China’s leader Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia in December was interpreted by many as a sign of

For months, when it came to Africa, Ukraine was the war that dared not speak its name. Russia and the

What happened to Tunisia? The Arab Spring poster child, where the region’s uprisings began more than a decade ago, is once

Where is sunnier than the Middle East and North Africa region? Not many places on Earth – but in space, the sun shines

When the history of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is written, it’s unclear how much there will be to say that is positive.

Jordan’s taps are drying up. One of the most water-starved countries in the world, Jordan is in the midst of a

As the war in Ukraine grinds on, Turkey is making geopolitical inroads in places long dominated by Russia, such as Central Asia and the South

The recent drone attack on an Iranian military compound in Isfahan was not the first of its kind and is unlikely to

Just like that, minilateralism is back. The slimmed-down cousin of geopolitics stalwart bilateralism – state to state relations – and

The third Monday in January, what psychologist Cliff Arnall dubbed Blue Monday, is said to be the most depressing day of

A defining image of our contemporary era might be a middle-class family at an airport in Asia or Africa, their

With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan setting voting day for May 14, Turkey’s polarized political landscape is braced for the most critical, dramatic elections in

Turkey’s efforts to normalize diplomatic relations with the Syrian regime have fueled unease among Syria’s armed opposition groups, leading some opponents of President Bashar

More than a month has passed since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy, reopening its doors after three years of self-imposed isolation. Even