In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region often marked by fragmentation, Hotelling’s clustering helps us understand not just where states invest and deploy, but how they position themselves ...

The US accounts for 4% of South Africa’s agricultural exports. The biggest agricultural exports to the US are citrus, wine, ...

Israel is worried by the scale of Turkey’s involvement in Syria, including its plans to set up military bases and supply the new government’s fledgling army with weapons. Turkey fears that Israel ...

Standing its ground. Iran continues to reject U.S. demands for direct negotiations, arguing instead that backchannel ...

After Israel won the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), headed by Yasser Arafat, moved to ...

Arab states formally support the Palestinian cause but security, regional and sectarian tensions have strained their ties ...