Last week’s visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow was a sign of the determination of China and Russia to reshape the international order to serve their interests as great powers, writes Hussein Haridy
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The normalisation of relations between Egypt and Turkey is in the interest of both countries, but Turkey must first reconsider its policies in the Middle East.
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From the standpoint of Middle East politics, 10 March was an exceptionally significant date.
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Recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have provided further evidence of the real nature of the present Israeli government.
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As the war in Ukraine entered its second year, it is to be hoped that all the parties will work together to bring an end to this senseless and needless military conflict.
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There were few glimmers of hope at this year’s Munich Security Conference, with only the Chinese delegation putting forward proposals for peace in Ukraine.
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This year’s State of the Union Address saw the re-emergence of an imperial strand in US foreign policy.
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The shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon by the US this week has led to the postponement of an important US-Chinese meeting.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes at least one surprising admission on his recent visit to Cairo.
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The Élysée Treaty between France and the former West Germany was signed 60 years ago this year, and there is every reason to celebrate, writes Hussein Haridy
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The visit by the prime minister of Japan to Washington last week may mark the end of US cheque-book diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, with Japan committing greater resources to its own defence.
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The China-Russia summit meeting at the end of December ushered in a new year of high-stakes interactions between the world’s great powers, writes Hussein Haridy
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The Indo-Pacific region occupied a central position in US global strategy this year, as it will continue to do for decades to come.
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The visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Riyadh last week likely had more to do with energy diplomacy than a competition with strategic implications for the US in the region, writes Hussein Haridy
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The visit to the US by French President Emmanuel Macron this week underlined his position as Europe’s voice in Washington.
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Could Egyptian-Turkish relations be headed for better days after the handshake between the leaders of the two countries in Qatar in November.
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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Indonesia earlier this month to thrash out the future of US-Chinese relations.
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The results of the US midterm elections show that the country’s exhausted majority of voters is dissatisfied with the extremism of Trump and Trumpism, writes Hussein Haridy
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This year’s Arab Summit meeting in Algiers was marked by consensus on a range of issues as a result of changes in the international context.
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Amid growing tensions in the world, writes Hussein Haridy, COP27 is reason for hope
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