Issue Brief on “The Escalating Crisis in Syria”
On April 14, in a move likely to only contribute to an already volatile situation, the United States and its British and French allies...
Issue Brief on “Water Crisis in Cape Town: Bracing for ‘Day Zero'”
Cape Town in South Africa is currently facing worst ever drought in its history. Citizens have been asked to save water as much as...
Issue Brief on “EU’s Procrastination Over Turkey’s Membership”
The European Commission published its report on Turkey on April 17, 2018 titled 'The 2018 Turkey Country Report and the Enlargement Strategy Paper' with...
Issue Brief on “Brexit: UK and EU Agree on Terms for Transition Period”
In March 2018, EU and UK agreed on a significant part of the Brexit deal that will lead to a smooth withdrawal of UK...
Issue Brief on “Explicit Overtures: The Changing Face of Saudi-Israel Relations”
During an all-encompassing interview during his current United States tour in March 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman foretold his vision for the...
Issue Brief on “Progress on the Implementation of the European Agenda on Migration”
The European Commission presented a Progress Report on the Implementation of the European Agenda on Migration to the European Parliament and the European Council...
Issue Brief on “CPEC: Gwadar Port Becomes Operational for Container Vessels”
The Gwadar Port is now operational for handling commercial shipping. On March 7, 2018 China’s state-owned shipping and logistics services supplier company, China Ocean...
Issue Brief on “Japanese Investment in Africa: Abe’s African Pivot”
On March 18, 2018, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) approved its first official development assistance loan to the African Development Fund of nearly...
Issue Brief on “TAPI: A Recipe for Greater Regional Cooperation”
On February 23, 2018, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and India’s Minister of State for...
Issue Brief on “Russia’s New Anti Missile Defense Systems”
Russia has revealed an array of new nuclear capable weapons systems primarily designed to defeat US missile defense systems. Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed...
