Articles about US Foreign Policy & International Diplomacy
In the past few days, as we watched hundreds of trucks carrying food and medicine roll into Gaza as the first phase of a US-led peace deal, it was too difficult to restrain oneself and avoid telling jubilant Gazans that the whole thing was a sham deal for optics. Despite the hostage exchange, deal-breaker points … Read more Peace And Greater Israel: All Roads Lead To Turkey – OpEd
I don’t know who coined the phrase ‘a pessimist is an experienced optimist,’ but I find some comfort in it when analyzing current and the foreseeable future of Somalia. The fourth-year political fever is running high once again. The same failed politicians, the same overambitious dual-citizen candidates, and the same Halane loyalists who believe that … Read more Somalia Between Red Sea and ‘GERD’ Faultline
Like many people around the world, I rejoiced with the liberated Syrian people when the tyrannical dynasty of a father and son that oppressed them for more than half a century finally came to an end. There is no doubt that the revolutionary lightning that struck Syria and brought down the regime with speed of … Read more A New Syria By Union Of Clashing Interests – OpEd
Ever since Ethiopia and semi-autonomous region of Somaliland signed a controversial memorandum of understanding that ignited flames of outrage among Somali nationalists everywhere, it instantly attracted various international media attention. Though the full content of the MoU is yet to be made public, the gist of it is to grant Ethiopia exclusive 20 kilometers for naval and … Read more Geopolitics Of Ethiopia’s Red Sea Seaport Fiasco
In politics, particularly in international relations, the most crucial elements of agreements are often those that remain unspoken or unwritten. The agreement that secured Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally amidst growing anti-Western sentiments across Africa and geopolitical strategic restructuring in many parts of the world is no different. In the short-term, as it … Read more A New Partnership Or ‘Our Man in Africa’?
If you grant a man unchecked power you will in due course discover his true character. And if you grant him absolute impunity, he will gladly showcase the most evil aspect of his values. Since its founding in 1948, Israel has been granted both unchecked power and absolute impunity and its current Prime Minister, Benjamin … Read more Exodus To Zionistan: Willfully Or Woefully
The world is changing at a rate that is too hard to keep up with. And nowhere is that reality more evident than in Africa. Whether the coups in West Africa and the Sahel region, and the sporadic anti-Western diplomatic mutiny in other parts of the continent, will bring about positive change is yet to … Read more Geopolitical Volatility And The Advent Of Neo-Africanism – Analysis
The United Stated of America remains the most dominant country in the world- economically, militarily, politically, and culturally. In that unique role, America played a mostly positive role on the world stage. Especially, when compared to the Marxist and Fascist regimes that emerged in the past decades to challenge the ideals it promoted- democracy, freedom, … Read more China U.S. Policies In Middle And Beyond
Since February 24 when Russia invaded Ukraine, likelihood of a nuclear war became a looming threat that is hard to ignore. So, it is in our collective best interest—leaders, thinkers, activists, and other influencers—to actively engage and contribute toward the defusal or prevention of such a threat. And this will require certain level of honesty … Read more 2023: Looming Endgame for Ukraine and NATO