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Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy: President Trump's May 2025 Gulf Visit and Its Strategic Implications

President Donald J. Trump's May 2025 visit to the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked a pivotal moment in the United States' (U.S.) foreign policy engagement in West Asia (the Middle East).[1] During the...

June 4 , 2025

Europe News Digest (16-31 May, 2025)

Russia-Ukraine peace talks last under 2 hours; no ceasefire, POWs swap agreed The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow’s 2022 invasion concluded abruptly on May 16 after less than two hours, producing an agreement for a...

June 2 , 2025

West Asia Review: March 2025

Abstract 2025 began on a note of some optimism that onset of President Trump the second time and his aversion to wars in general, will bring about some relief to Middle East/West Asia and may end the 15 months old Israel-Hamas war which has created...

April 22 , 2025

Neighbourhood News Digest - 22 April 2025

Afghanistan Kazakh Deputy PM Leads High-Level Delegation to Kabul for Trade Talks- Tolo News A high-ranking Kazakh delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Serik Jumanğarin, arrived in Kabul on Monday, 21 April. During...

April 22 , 2025

Africa Now (16-31 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now explores significant political, economic, and diplomatic developments across the continent. The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains volatile with rebels taking over the largest city in the...

February 7 , 2025

Africa Now (01-15 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW This edition of Africa Now, the fortnightly news digest focuses on significant developments in the continent across political, security, diplomacy, and economic sectors. Chad held its parliamentary elections amidst uncertainty with...

January 17 , 2025

Africa Now (16-31 December, 2024)

January 3 , 2025

Syria is the Game Changer for Big Powers

Some dates go down in history as unprecedented and unanticipated developments usher in often unexpected and unannounced outcomes. Moreover, wars and their impacts are not unconnected or limited to a particular geography. October 7, 2023 terror...

January 2 , 2025

Neighbourhood News Digest – 9 December 2024

Afghanistan 900,000 Migrants Returned from Iran, Turkey, Pakistan in 8 Months – Tolo News The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has reported that in the past eight months of the current solar year, more than 900,000 Afghan migrants have...

December 9 , 2024

Neighbourhood News Digest - 6 December 2024

Afghanistan France condemns latest Taliban-imposed ban on Afghan women – UN Report France has strongly condemned the Taliban's recent decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations, describing it as a severe violation of...

December 6 , 2024