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(Saudi Arabia/USA) Saudi Arabia Is Sending Joe Biden Mixed Messages (James M. Dorsey, BESA Center)

Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the US once...

(Turkey) The Turkish Air Force: Flying into the Abyss? (Burak Bekdil, BESA Center)

Turkey’s F-16s will be phased out in 10 to 15 years. Now that it has been kicked out of the US-led F-35 program and...

(Israel) The Common Israeli Destiny (Hanan Shai, BESA Center)

Our Common Destiny, the new Israeli project launched during Chanukah and to be headed by President Rivlin, aims to strengthen the national solidarity of...

(Hellenic Countries/Middle East) The Hellenic Countries Are Integrating Into the Middle East (Dmitri Shufutinsky, BESA Center)

A lack of EU support against Turkey, as well as continued unfair economic policies, has seen Cyprus and Greece move away from Brussels and...

(Israel) Arrival of Sa’ar 6 Ships Marks Evolution of Israeli Naval Doctrine (Yaakov Lappin, BESA Center)

The docking of the first of four German-made Sa’ar 6-class Israel Navy warships (dubbed Magen) at Haifa Naval Base marks the arrival of an...

(Islam) The Battle for the Soul of Islam (James M. Dorsey, BESA Center)

“The Turks have committed suicide,” Jordan’s founding monarch Abdullah bin Hussein gloated in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the visionary who carved modern Turkey...

(China/Japan) Efforts made to ease Diaoyu Islands dispute amid Japanese media hype (Wang Qi, Global Times)

China and Japan recently confirmed the importance of downgrading tension in the East China sea, following a new dispute over the Diaoyu Islands and...

(China/Tibet) China’s village construction in its southern Tibet a sovereignty matter: Chinese FM (Global Times)

China's position on the east sector of the China-India boundary, or Zangnan (the southern part of China's Tibet), is consistent and clear and China...

(India) Indian city plans facial recognition to spot ‘women in distress’ (Al Jazeera)

Digital rights experts warn the proposed move in Lucknow will lead to intrusive policing and privacy violations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/india-experts-warn-over-facial-recognition-to-spot-harassment

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