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…

RESURGENT VIOLENCE IN MANIPUR MAKES WAVES IN NEW DELHI

KN. The latest victims, one of whom was beheaded, were members of the majority Meitei ethnic group. The day following the attack, India’s Supreme Court requested an updated report on…