The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has built a sophisticated geostrategic presence in Africa thanks to their investments in port infrastructures. Each port represents a node connecting the Gulf with ...

GeoeconomiaL’Osservatorio Geoeconomia promuove attività e ricerche su paesi, aree geografiche e tematiche di interesse per le imprese e il Sistema Italia. L’obiettivo è evidenziare nuovi trend, ...

The Muslim Brotherhood will celebrate in few years its centenary since Hassan Al-Banna founded the movement in the city of Ismailia in north-eastern Egypt, in 1928. However, as it approaches this ...

Recent internal and regional developments haven’t strategically altered the balance of forces in Yemen, with no concrete steps towards establishing a political roadmap under UN auspices. Months of ...

Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, China has become a less open country. Stricter rules and regulations adopted during his presidency, coupled with a more centralized system established after the ...

As missiles streak across the Middle East and Washington doubles down on its support for Israel, Beijing has responded with a familiar script: calls for restraint, appeals to sovereignty, and warnings ...

At present, Russia’s influence in the Central Asian region is still quite significant, and it is bound to grow. Russia’s foreign policy in Central Asia has three main goals. The first is promoting ...

The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have largely come back together since the Al Ula Declaration in January 2021 ended the longest and deepest rift in the GCC’s 43-year history.

The China National Bureau of Statistics recently released data on GDP and population growth in 2023, which confirms what is already well known: China is experiencing a demographic crisis. Despite GDP ...

Two years after their outbreak, the 2019 Hong Kong protests call for enquiry into a new season for social movements behaviour. In addition to being one of the largest and longest sustained episodes of ...

China is quickly strengthening its cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), an informal political and economic alliance that includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrein, the United Arab Emirates, ...

“The ties between our nations run deep, and quite naturally we feel at home in your beautiful country.” On September 11 th, in Belgrade, Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his speech at the ...