Can tiny Qatar keep defying its powerful neighbors? It may be up to Washington
Jun 16, 2017 04:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other countries to isolate fellow member Qatar came as a surprise to many though perhaps it shouldnt have. Essentially, Saudi...
Global Geo-political Series: U.S. Senate overwhelmingly supports new sanctions on Russia
Jun 15, 2017 11:30 am UTC| Commentary
Anyone who has hoped that the relations between the United States and Russia would improve significantly under the Trump administration, can lock their hopes behind closed doors and throw the key away. While the relations...
Dispute over war ship in the South China Sea is a return to 'business as usual' for US and China
Jun 14, 2017 15:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The South China Sea is a volatile place or rather, its politics are. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have been fighting over this azure stretch of the Pacific for more than a century. But...
As US influence wanes, Germany has the chance to step into the spotlight
Jun 13, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when the...
Global Geo-political Series: Merkel mocks Trump wall during visit to Mexico
Jun 12, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary
Yet another evidence came during the weekend that shows that the relation between Trump and the European leaders, especially Germany likely to remain strained under the new administration. The feud between the United...
Global Geo-political Series: End of NATO begins
Jun 12, 2017 08:11 am UTC| Commentary
The best days for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are of the past of the beginning of its end has already begun and for that, the credit largely goes to President Trump of the United States and the European...
Fallout from Iran attacks spells trouble to come in wider Middle East
Jun 09, 2017 19:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
A week after Donald Trump stirred up tensions in the Middle East with his visit to Saudi Arabia, and just after Qatar was ostracised by several other countries for its supposed links to terrorism, a brace of terror attacks...
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