Emile Ameen

The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026) concluded on Saturday in the historic Russian city of St. Petersburg. The forum, which has been held since its establishment in 1997, brought together participants from 130 countries and territories, led by China and the United…

“Strategic stability” was one of the most prominent concepts of the Cold War era, during the height of the confrontation between the Warsaw Pact and NATO. At the time, the objective was to avoid falling into the nuclear trap and avoid the worst, as humanity stood alarmingly close to catastrophe…

Why does Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China come a few days after the departure of Donald Trump? It is difficult to provide a fully satisfactory answer. Without getting into historical conspiracy theories, however, it would be reasonable to assume that the man in the Kremlin is…

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking a way out of the Ukraine war through European mediation? During Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, he announced that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder was his preferred channel to Ukraine. Schroder and Putin share close ties that did not end…

A few days ago, the annual report of Vision 2030 was released, marking a journey launched under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. It set out to define the contours of a nation renewing itself and a society racing against time, placing people, not…

It has been said — and the wisest words are those of the discerning — that “geography is God’s shadow upon the earth, and history is humanity’s shadow upon nature.” From geography, we turn to the consultative meeting held last Wednesday night in Riyadh, bringing together the foreign ministers of…

Last Thursday, the world lost its last agreement on a regulatory framework for containing global nuclear proliferation. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START agreement in 2010, agreeing to restrictions on their respective strategic nuclear…

“AmericaFest” wrapped up in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. It was the first Turning Point USA conference held since Charlie Kirk, who had founded the organization in 2012, was killed earlier this year. Turning Point is a major force in American domestic politics and a key power broker in the…

The latest book of renowned American diplomat, historian, and strategist Professor A. Wess Mitchell “Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger” was published in October. Attila the Hun founded the Hunnic Empire in the first half of the fifth century;…

US President Donald Trump has kicked off a long and crucial trip to Asia, the first of its kind in his second term. He has headed to Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea, and will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. The summit’s theme, “Building A Sustainable Tomorrow,” rests…