TENSIONS ALONG LEBANESE BORDER A MICROCOSM OF REGIONAL FLASHPOINTS
KN. Tensions continue to rise along the Lebanese border, centered around the town of Ghajar, a disputed area that straddles Lebanon and Syrian territory captured and occupied by Israel since…
ARE WE ENTERING AN ERA OF CLIMATE-RELATED CONFLICT?
KN. Broadly speaking, extreme climate change is manifesting in different ways around the world – from scorching heatwaves, raging wildfires, and droughts to massive flooding, rising ocean temperatures, and melting…
SAUDI-UAE DIFFERENCES CLOUD PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
KN. A wide variety of press reports and readouts of meetings with Saudi de-facto leader Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and his erstwhile mentor, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan…
ERDOGAN MAKES MAJOR INROADS IN THE GULF
KN. Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited three key Gulf states – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar – following his May re-election. Erdogan’s relations with Saudi…
BUILDING UP THE BRICS
KN. The BRICS group of nations announced during its annual summit last week that it would expand its membership by inviting six new members to join its ranks: Iran, Saudi…











