Politics
Beyond Borders and Betrayals: Unraveling the CFA Franc and the Sahel’s Existential Revolt Against Old Masters
In the tapestry of the Sahel's geopolitical landscape, where cultures clash and histories intertwine, lies a hidden thread—the CFA Franc. This monetary scheme, meticulously...
Suppression of Ghana’s New Force Is Backfiring
As is the case for the United States and many other nations, 2024 is a presidential election year in Ghana, a nation whose 1992...
When Gangs Call All the Shots
Taking the government to ransom by a band of marauding criminal gangs is an unheard-of phenomenon, in contemporary international society. Similarly, it is rarer...
Macron Sets His Eyes on Countering China in East Africa
The latest leader to join the bandwagon in criticizing China’s economic engagement with other countries, as well as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)...
Is Imran Khan the Man That Pakistan Needs?
The decades-long strained relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated to an alarming level post-Pulwama suicide bomb attack which saw about 40 Indian paramilitary troops...
The EU Must Factor Cambodia’s Salami Slicing of the Opposition
A delegation from the European Union will visit Cambodia next week as part of the process of withdrawing duty-free access to EU markets under...
Why May’s Brexit Deal Failed – And What Happens Next
It is difficult not to feel a tinge of sympathy for the hoarse-voiced Theresa May as her deal fell to a second crushing defeat...
Britain, Brexit and May at a Breaking Point?
The future of the United Kingdom's European departure hangs in the balance. This Monday, Prime Minister Theresa May made her last-ditch attempt to negotiate...
Why Are Algerians Protesting? It’s Not Against Bouteflika.
I visited Algeria in 2013, in the months before the field came together for the 2014 presidential election, and before the Algerian public knew...
Javad Zarif, Mossadegh and the “Art of Political Theatre”
The legacy of Mohammad Mossadegh in modern Iran is, to say the least, controversial. The late Iranian prime minister, deposed in 1953 in a...
Gibraltar in a Post-Brexit World
Much has been written about Gibraltar amidst the UK's inevitable departure from the European Union. Gibraltarians, myself included, have been bewildered by some assumptions...
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Unveiling the Real Playbook Behind U.S. Aid in the Ukrainian Theatre
The recent approval of a substantial aid package by...
Opinion
Is There Overcapacity or Insufficient Supply in China’s New Energy?
As a developing country deeply intertwined in the global...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s New Legislation to Combat Domestic Violence
On April 15, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,...
Opinion
Analyzing Israel’s Calculated Response in the Shadow of Nuclear Concerns
In the ever-tense landscape of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Israel’s...
Geopolitics
Semiconductor Diplomacy: The 21st Century Oil
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