Politics
Iran-UAE relations, opportunities, and challenges, perspective
It seems that among several scenarios from the perspective of Iran and the UAE, growing relationships without returning to severe tensions is the most likely scenario. In January 2016, with the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, the UAE…
Israel just cannot calm down
In the early morning hours of October 1 Israel started a land invasion of Lebanon with the support of its air force and artillery following the bombing of several Lebanese cities, including Beirut. This is the first land invasion since…
From ‘China Threat’ to ‘China Virus’: Seven Reasons
The Tiananmen Square Protests of June 1989 was a watershed moment in modern Chinese history. The crackdown though was an internal matter; nonetheless, its echoes were well felt in the Western world. On the one hand, the incident showed the…