When Qaboos bin Said declared himself sultan of Oman in 1970, he strove to modernize the country and disentangle it from the Middle East’s political and religious problems. Under Qaboos, Oman established itself as a mediator for regional disputes and gateway for backchannel diplomacy. It advocated moderation, refrained from intervention in neighboring countries’ domestic affairs, […]
Background: Since 2016, Turkey has had a firm foothold in northern and western Syria, in part by supporting Sunni rebel militias. Its presence there...
Last month, a cartoon depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lounging in his underwear graced the cover of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The publication...
A step toward free trade. Russia’s upper house of parliament ratified a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Serbia.
Belarusian nuclear energy....
No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in...
Kyrgyz unrest. Six separate demonstrations were held on Monday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, each with different demands of the Kyrgyz government and...
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To prepare for a post-Brexit world, the U.K. has been reorienting its trade and investment patterns. As such, it is increasingly looking...
Background: The United States has helped Israel maintain its military superiority in the Arab-Israeli conflict for about as long as there has been an...
China has plans. The Communist Party of China released its 14th five-year economic plan as its latest Central Committee plenum wrapped up on Thursday....
