By Elshad Mirbashiroglu * and Nilufar N. Mammadova ** The imminence of nuclear apocalypse on planet Earth has never been so close since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Humanity is clearly experiencing an extremely dangerous time yet again. Despite the alarming rise in global usage of the term “nuclear war” against the backdrop of recent developments in global geopolitics, we ...
Evidence found by archaeologists and other specialists in Western Asia shows that as far back as three millennia ago there were ties of friendship, as well as alliances and commitments to establish limits, mutual defense agreements and cooperation mechanisms between Sumerians, Egyptians, and Babylonians, Assyrians and Medea. Likewise, it is known that in Asia, Africa and America, as well as ...
Western Eurasia is witnessing intensive diplomacy traffic. US Chairman of Chief of Staff, Mike Milley visited the – illegally deployed – US troops on Syrian soil, and the US Secretary of Defense toured West Asia. China has mediated the mutual reopening of the Iranian and Saudi Arabian embassies, while Israel faces domestic turmoil. Again Beijing has taken on the scene ...
Gulf states were the spearhead in efforts to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad following the outbreak of an uprising against it within the so-called Arab Spring revolutions in 2011. These states played the largest role in supporting opposition groups such as the Free Syrian Army with weapons and isolating the regime in the Arab world. However, in the ...
In recent weeks, the Middle East region has witnessed a number of meetings and summits that have raised eyebrows and questions, against the background of their multiplicity, diversity and the nature of their parties. Meetings and speculations In Sharm El-Sheikh, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...
By Mehmet Kıvanç The Arab world searching its ways The “spring” is over. While the world is more occupied with topics like economic crisis and migrant flows, the Arab world has also started the quest for formulas to solve its own crises. With Biden declaring, “America is back” and reorienting the US towards China and Russia, it is possible to ...