The Taliban Is Playing a Dangerous Game by Violating Iran’s Water Rights

The Taliban Is Playing a Dangerous Game by Violating Iran’s Water Rights

The best outcome for the region would be for the SCO to get involved as a neutral mediator upon these two’s request seeing as how Iran is now a formal member while Afghanistan is an observer. That could help decelerate the erosion of bilateral trust, avert potential clashes between them that one or both might…

Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker

Syrian President Al-Assad Plays a Strong Hand in Diplomatic Poker

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has put restoration of control of all of Syria at the core of efforts to manage multiple Middle Eastern rivalries that often play out in his war-ravaged country. Mr. Al-Assad’s demand means different things to different parties. For a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…

China’s Role in the Yemen War Ceasefire Should Not Go Unnoticed

China’s Role in the Yemen War Ceasefire Should Not Go Unnoticed

Eight and a half years of the Yemeni civil war has seen the Arab country torn into shreds. Estimates suggest at least 350,000 people have died from the war or its consequences, which began in 2014. This includes approximately 85,000 children under the age of five who have died of starvation. Basic civil infrastructure and…

The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours

The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours

Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of the post-Soviet space, for obvious reasons of localizing external threats arising from…