Ever since March, when China brokered a Saudi-Iran peace deal, China’s political and military ambitions in the Middle East have been the subjects of intense speculation. While most observers

Saudi Arabia is in talks to join the BRICS’ New Development Bank (NDB), a precursor to inclusion in a club that includes Brazil, Russia,

South Africa has struggled to keep the lights on for more than a decade. The country’s aging coal powerplants have fallen into

Russia and Iran hope that the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) could be a game-changer for global trade. Even though the project is

For months, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish presidential candidate who hopes this Sunday to finally unseat Recep Tayyip Erodgan, has vowed

With global attention focused on deadly clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum,

To the dismay of secular and Westernized segments of Turkish society Erdogan once again proved his popularity. With 49.5 percent of

The removal of then-Prime Minister Imran Khan last April in a vote of no confidence by parliament triggered a political realignment among

Two airstrikes this month targeting drug trafficking operations inside the border region between Syria and Jordan sent a clear message that the region’s war on drugs was

Predictions of humanity’s demise at the hands of intellectually superior software have fueled calls for curbs on the development of

We can’t afford to ignore the global mental health crisis much longer. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions worldwide suffer from dangerous

The long-expected decision this week from the Arab League to readmit Syria after a decade was bitter, even for some of those involved. The

In late March, Iraq’s election law was once again reformed, continuing a pattern that occurs after nearly every election cycle. Following

A recent uptick in attacks against US troops in Syria has raised questions over the effectiveness of the Biden administration’s Iran policy as well as concerns that

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reflected much of the international mood when he predicted that the ongoing showdown between the Sudanese Armed Forces