No longer a 'special military operation', Moscow has fired a warning shot to the West over its involvement in Ukraine ahead of fierce fighting expected this spring.
'Forces of Freedom and Change' – put forth by Taha Osman Ishaq – seems to be yet another political manoeuvre that will lead to more confusion amid the ongoing crisis in Sudan.
Two separate military forces, too many civilian groups all serving their own self-interest and ineffective international guidance undermined moves toward democracy. War is the price of that failure.
In August 1990, when the United States launched the Gulf War to reclaim Kuwait from the invading forces of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, it was touted as the world’s first real-time media war…
In mid-April, the MENA growth forecast of the World Bank anticipated that the economies of Arab oil exporter countries “are expected to grow by 5.2% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016, on the back…
Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.
The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.