Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda Unite in Yemen
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has established itself as a de facto partner of the U.S.-backed Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
Read MorePosted by Giorgio Cafiero | Sep 23, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis |
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has established itself as a de facto partner of the U.S.-backed Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Dec 22, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
A growing number of Russians recall their transition to democracy in the 1990s with a combination of fear and contempt, associating political liberalization with economic chaos and a new form of political repression. As a...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Oct 1, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
News of Kyrgyzstan is seldom seen in the mainstream western press, but it is fast becoming a focal point of Islamic extremism in Central Asia. Former president Bakiyev was driven from power last year and replaced by a weak...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Sep 12, 2011 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |
A diplomatic dance is unfolding on the Middle Eastern stage between Iran and Turkey, who are jockeying for position while attempting to influence the outcome of the ongoing political drama in Syria. Both countries now appear to...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Jul 22, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
Since taking office as president of Azerbaijan in 1993, Heydar Aliyev has struck a balance between establishing ties with the western powers and maintaining economic and political independence from Russia, while trying to avoid...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Jun 15, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |
Kazakhstan has become the most developed country in Central Asia over the past decade as a result of its rapid oil-driven growth and pragmatic foreign policy. President Nazarbayev has skilfully balanced the country’s...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | May 27, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |
The deterioration of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the U.S. represents at once potential peril for the region and an opportunity for the U.S. and the Central Asian states. Although the U.S./Pakistan bilateral...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | May 21, 2011 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
Turkey’s ongoing economic, military and foreign policy engagement with the Middle East is...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Apr 2, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis |
The abstention by the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) failing to support UN Security Council Resolution 1973 raises serious questions about the future functionality of the multilateral system – a system in which the...
Read MorePosted by Daniel Wagner | Mar 18, 2011 | Africa, News & Analysis |
As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to convulse with political change, contagion in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been conspicuously absent. The region has its fair share of rulers-for-life, but none has to date...
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