Kra Canal: An unworthy pursuit
Envisioning a canal that would connect the Gulf of Siam with the Andaman sea is no novelty. In the 17th century Thailand the issue was first assessed but later disposed of due to British...
Envisioning a canal that would connect the Gulf of Siam with the Andaman sea is no novelty. In the 17th century Thailand the issue was first assessed but later disposed of due to British...
The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travellers. Mainland China had 119 new confirmed cases as...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called women’s inequality “stupid” and a cause for global shame on Thursday, as he pledged to press governments to end discriminatory laws in the face of a “strong and...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to take military action ‘everywhere in Syria’ if another Turkish soldier is killed or wounded Direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian troops amid a Syrian government offensive...
As the Trump administration finally released its long-touted Middle East plan, it orchestrated selective briefings to minimize early criticism and to set a tone of acceptance — including limited, controlled briefings of diplomats and...
We are coming closer to the centennial celebration of Atatürk’s establishment of the modern Turkish state while 100 years have already passed since the Ottoman Empire’s sunset. During the last decades, under Recep Tayyip...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “And on this day, you too have charted...
While China, Europe, and the United States have been intensifying their competition in Africa over the last decade, the next decade is likely to see other players making more prominent moves. Among them, India,...
Executive Summary: In terms of influencing Middle Eastern strategic developments, Qassem Soleimani can probably be considered “the man of the decade.” Skillfully using his unique preeminence within the Islamist regime, he exploited the so-called...
On Friday 29th November 2019, the world witnessed an evil, callous and what seems to be, a premeditated terrorist attack on London Bridge against innocent civilians. I will not divulge in the exact details...