The one persistent feature of Iranian foreign policy since the toppling of the Shah in 1979 was its rather grandiose optimism about its own ascendance to a hegemonic role in the Middle East. The ayatollah’s Islamic Republic never considered the revolution it had kidnapped to turn inward. Instead, the leaders of the Islamic Republic of […]
Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka represented King Mohammed VI in the seventh African Union-European Union Summit in Luanda, Angola, which opened Monday under the theme “Promoting Peace and Prosperity Through Effective Multilateralism,” with focus on advancing partnership between the two continents. The two-day gathering agenda addresses critical areas of cooperation, with sessions dedicated […]
Ukraine is ready for a “long-term” fight to “revive” Kiev’s relations with Africa and reduce Moscow’s “grip” on this continent, which is based on “coercion, corruption and fear,” Ukraine’s top diplomat Dmytro Kouleba declared in an interview last week. After decades of oblivion, Ukrainian officials have now vowed to invest significant political capital to deepen […]
