The Middle East and North Africa are undergoing a period of profound upheaval, accompanied by political, social and economic crises, increasingly fragile statehood, as well as violent conflicts and ...

True independence requires not just political sovereignty but economic self-sufficiency, unity, and the rejection of foreign-imposed leadership. If Africa and the Middle East are to escape the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly ... The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...

The Middle East and North Africa is a region of significant geopolitical, economic and strategic importance, but remains vulnerable to conflict, climate change, political upheaval and entrenched ...