Written commentary
I’m a regular commentator on politics and international affairs, especially the Middle East and Latin America and rising powers like China, India and Brazil.
Here you’ll find links to my media articles, from the last few years.
- 2011 uprisings
- Africa
- Aldershot
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Assad
- Bahrain
- Belt and Road Initative
- Biden
- Brazil
- BRICS
- Britain
- business relations
- Chile
- China
- climate change
- community
- conflict
- COVID-19
- democracy
- developing world
- development
- economy
- Egypt
- Elections
- England
- Erdogan
- Europe
- European Union
- fans
- Fatah
- FIFA
- football
- Football
- France
- Gaza
- GCC
- Germany
- Gulf
- Hamas
- Hezbollah
- Houthis
- IMF
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Japan
- JCPOA
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- left-wing politics
- Liberal peace
- Libya
- Lula da Silva
- Mahmoud Abbas
- Mexico
- migrants
- Morocco
- National League
- Negative peace
- Netanyahu
- Oman
- opposition politics
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Palestinian Authority
- Peace through development
- political economy
- political parties
- Protest
- public policy
- Qatar
- racism
- right-wing politics
- Russia
- sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- society
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Syria
- Trump
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
- Ukraine
- United Nations
- United States
- unrest
- Venezuela
- women
- Workers Party
- Xi Jinping
- Yemen
December 2020
The Prospects for Chinese Leadership in the Middle East, Manara Magazine (December 2020)
Preemptive Presidents and President Trump, Presidential Power (December 2020)
Morocco-Israel normalization: who gains? CGTN (December 2020)
Why has the Gulf region grabbed global attention recently? CGTN (December 2020)
November 2020
Is Opec+ fraying at the edges? City A.M. (November 2020)
How will Biden shape US policy towards the Middle East? Middle East Eye (November 2020)
Trump as preemptive president, CGTN (November 2020)
Will the current ceasefire in Libya lead to a breakthrough in peace? CGTN (November 2020)
October 2020
Will the referendum result make a difference in the lives of Chileans? CGTN (October 2020)
Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Middle East, CGTN (October 2020)
What does the Arab Youth Survey essentially reveal? CGTN (October 2020)
September 2020
‘Negative Peace’? China’s Approach to the Middle East, War On The Rocks (September 2020)
What the Israel-UAE Agreement Means for Asian Powers, The Diplomat (September 2020)
What comes after the JCPOA, CGTN (September 2020)
Iran and JCPOA survival, CGTN (September 2020)
Overcoming Coronavirus in the Arab World, Valdai Club (September 2020)
August 2020
Argentine debt agreement only offers partial solution to economic woes, CGTN (August 2020)
China’s avoidance of Middle East conflicts may soon come to an end, Middle East Eye (August 2020)
China in the Middle East: Friends in Need and Deed?, RUSI Commentary (August 2020)
Making Sense of the Saudi-Russia Oil Price War: Its Causes, Course and Outcomes, Public Jurist (August 2020)
July 2020
Leadership in the Middle East, Presidential Power (July 2020)
Eastern Mediterranean situation calls for a diplomacy strategy, CGTN (July 2020)
What is the political and economic situation behind Syrian elections? CGTN (July 2020)
The complicated case of Libya and its militias, CGTN (July 2020)
Gulf-Asia Connectivity after the COVID-19 Crisis, The Diplomat (July 2020)
June 2020
The broader background underpinning China-India tensions, CGTN (June 2020)
Will internal and external troubles tremble Assad’s political status? CGTN (June 2020)
A look at the state of things in Latin America in the wake of COVID-19, CGTN (June 2020)
Conflict and COVID-19 in the conflict-affected states of the Middle East, CGTN (June 2020)
Is COVID-19 catalyst for Gulf economic transformation? CGTN (June 2020)
Brazil’s divided leadership worsens COVID-19 situation, CGTN (June 2020)
May 2020
Will the European objective win out over the American one on Israel? CGTN (May 2020)
April 2020
Is Yemen going to split into two countries? CGTN (April 2020)
Israel faces political uncertainty amid COVID-19 crisis, CGTN (April 2020)
Lack of foreign capital compounds Iranians’ difficulties amid pandemic, CGTN (April 2020)
March 2020
COVID-19 likely to bring the Middle East economic pain, CGTN (March 2020)
Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Middle East, CGTN (March 2020)
The Growing Connectivity between the Gulf and East Asia, The Diplomat (March 2020)
February 2020
From Syria’s Idlib to Libya, CGTN (February 2020)
The plight of the Palestinians, CGTN (February 2020)
January 2020
Palestine needs to move beyond condemnation, CGTN (January 2020)
The BRI and the (lack of) Chinese peacebuilding in the Middle East, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (January 2020)
Iraq, a theater of confrontation between Iran and U.S., CGTN (January 2020)
What’s behind Dominic Cummings’ job ad? CGTN (January 2020)
Libya’s conflict may get worse before it gets better, CGTN (January 2020)
Iran’s downing of Ukrainian airplane rings a bell, CGTN (January 2020)
Post-Soleimani fallout, CGTN (January 2020)
Violent chaos, autocratic order, and democracy, CGTN (January 2020)
December 2019
Where is the future for the Kurds in the Middle East? CGTN (December 2019)
GCC Summit: Why does Gulf rapprochement matter? CGTN (December 2019)
Causes of Mideast protest movements were domestic, CGTN (December 2019)
November 2019
Why the current Middle East protests aren’t Arab Spring 2.0, CGTN (November 2019)
October 2019
Why the Middle East is fast becoming a hub of artificial intelligence, Parliament Magazine (October 2019)
What is holding the protests in Latin America together? CGTN (October 2019)
What’s behind the Turkish action at the heels of U.S. troop withdrawal? CGTN (October 2019)
September 2019
Israel election: will Netanyahu remain in power? CGTN (September 2019)
Expo adds new momentum to China-Arab cooperation, CGTN (September 2019)
August 2019
Collectively protecting the Amazon, CGTN (August 2019)
Kashmir and Article 370: India’s approach might mean trouble ahead, CGTN (August 2019)
What Did the Middle East Think of India’s Kashmir Change? The Diplomat (August 2019)
India’s “Look West” Policy in the Middle East under Modi, Middle East Institute (August 2019)
July 2019
Oil, carbon reductions and future EU-Gulf relations, EU Observer (July 2019)
Iran question lies ahead for Boris Johnson, CGTN (July 2019)
June 2019
Why U.S. economic plan for Palestinians won’t make a difference, CGTN (June 2019)
Europe may not be refugees’ fertile ground, CGTN (June 2019)
Moro scandal stirs up Latin American politics, CGTN (June 2019)
March 2019
What Protests in Algeria and Sudan Mean for China, The Diplomat (March 2019)
December 2018
Public Opinion in the Middle East toward China, Middle East Institute (December 2018)
November 2018
What President Bolsonaro Means for China-Brazil Relations, The Diplomat (November 2018)
July 2018
China and the Reconstruction of Syria, The Diplomat (July 2018)
March 2018
Explaining India’s Position on Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Institute (March 2018)
February 2018
China, Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Institute (February 2018)
July 2017
Presidential Power in the Americas since Independence (with Ted Goertzel), Presidential Power (July 2017)
August 2016
China and the Jihadi Threat, Middle East Institute (August 2016)