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“Words or Deeds?”: the Somali Government’s Reaction to the Ethiopia-Somaliland Agreement

Despite the fact that even large-scale political events in the global South, which do not directly affect the interests of the leading players, traditionally remain somewhere on the periphery of the attention of the media and the general public of the Western-centric world, the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland has nevertheless become one of the significant information events in January 2024. This agreement predictably caused outrage in the Somali federal government…

Ivan Kopytsev

UAE-Turkmenistan: a year of revival followed by a year of progress?

Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the United Arab Emirates from January 4-6, 2024. During his visit, the representative of the Republic held meetings with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as well as the representative of the UAE President for Affairs with Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dragon Oil. According to state websites, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on the prospects of cooperation between the UAE and Turkmenistan in developing oil and gas resources, transport corridors, and green energy…

Boris Kushhov

Malacca Dilemma: China's Geopolitical Challenges and Strategies

The term “Malacca Dilemma” was first coined by former Chinese President Ho Jintao in 2003. The term refers to potential menacing factors that could hamper Chinese economic growth and threaten its military might by choking its oil imports from the East Asian and Middle Eastern region through the Malacca Strait. The strait stretches to 1100 km in length and 2.8 km wide at its narrowest point, which makes the strait a great source of vulnerability for China. China is the top oil importer in the world…

Abbas Hashemite

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to Africa and Latin America

Vladimir Terehov

Digest of Inter-Korean Tensions at the Turn of 2024

Konstantin Asmolov

How Netanyahu’s War Gamble is Damaging Israel

Taut Bataut

In the Middle East, the focus is shifting to Iran

Alexandr Svaranc

Russia-China Joint Approach to the Middle East

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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