My work in journalism has taught me the importance of reading officials' statements rather than merely watching the press conference or the television interview they give. One is influenced by other things when watching while reading focuses our attention on what lies between the lines. This is…

The United Nations General Assembly in New York has begun amid notable absences this year, especially among the five countries that are members of the Security Council, with the leaders of France, Britain, China, and Russia absent, and only President Biden attending. Convened over a year into…

Amid the hustle and bustle of the 2008 US presidential elections, former president Barack Obama hit back at criticism saying it suggested that his nation had been in "silly political season." Election season is often referred to as the "silly season" in the US. In the famous American media…

As soon as Saudi Arabia announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States to establish an economic corridor linking India and Europe, in cooperation with the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, and Italy, we had two corridors in our region. One…

In his inaugural address at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "The world has a huge crisis of trust. War has made this trust deficit deeper. If we can defeat Covid, we can also conquer this mutual trust crisis." This statement was made at a crucial summit that…

We are five months into the war in Sudan between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and there is not even a glimmer of hope that opportunities are forthcoming to end this conflict deepening the Sudanese crisis. It has been five months, and this armed conflict has taken the…

We are confronted with a unique case of French politics in Niger that could be a model of what Paris can offer in the Iranian nuclear file, in Lebanon and its presidential impasse or how to deal with the terrorist Hezbollah group. It’s unique not because it’s special, but because it is…

No one can believe the claim that Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush decided to meet her Israeli counterpart in Rome by herself, without coordinating with the leaders of the country. The “Rome meeting” was not an “individual initiative” made because of her “lack of diplomatic experience.” …

Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of the Wagner militia, his deputy and senior aides, were all killed, while Russian President Vladimir Putin remained... This is normal, as the stew was burnt and the real cook remained... Putin stayed because he is good in the political kitchen, according to the rules…

The debate about the efficacy of sanctions rages on. Were sanctions effective, for example, against Saddam Hussein’s regime in the past? Have the sanctions currently imposed on North Korea had the desired effect; what about Iran? Has the Caesar Act worked in Syria? Have the sanctions imposed on…