August 12, 2026
The convergence of strategic thinking among the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye led to a landmark security agreement capable of transforming the contemporary […]
August 9, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
August 8, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
July 3, 2026
The farewell ceremonies for Ayatollah Martyr Seyed Ali Khamenei, the late leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are not merely occasions to bid farewell to […]
June 17, 2026
Executive Summary The war that opened against the Islamic Republic of Iran in February 2026 has revived one of the oldest questions in Middle Eastern security: […]
May 26, 2026
Photo Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/ Introduction Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East and the official visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China […]
April 21, 2026
THE entire international community is appreciating Pakistan’s deft diplomacy in preventing the termination of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
April 15, 2026
PAKISTAN succeeded in convening historic direct talks between Iran and the United States, known as the Islamabad Talks, on April 11-12, 2026. Both sides had started […]
January 6, 2026
Introduction: The Algorithmic Battlespace Warfare is undergoing a profound revolution, not in explosive yield, but in the cognitive processes that select targets. The advent of Artificial […]
October 19, 2025
Photo’s source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afghanistan-Pakistan_border.png Introduction In October 2025, fighting erupted between Afghan and Pakistani militaries, signaling an aggravation of a complex and chronical conflict, or conflicts (Ali […]
September 2, 2025
Photo: On 31 August 2025, a reception and concert program were held at the Tianjin Meijiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in honor of heads of […]
August 3, 2025
Photo’s source: https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/wjdt_674879/gjldrhd_674881/202507/t20250716_11671280.shtml On 15 July 2025, the annual Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization convened in Tianjin under the chairmanship of […]
July 16, 2025
Photo’s source: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250626A033UK00 From June 25 to 26, 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. As […]
July 5, 2025
Photo’s source: http://www.china.com.cn/node_9016203.html Introduction Amid ongoing regional uncertainty and shifting power dynamics, the Second China–Central Asia Summit was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 16 to […]
April 30, 2025
Photo: Grunge Pakistan vs India national flags symbol isolated on weathered broken cracked wall background, abstract Pakistan India politics conflicts pattern concept texture wallpaper © helloRuby […]
March 25, 2025
Pakistan’s civilian nuclear industry is undergoing a steady expansion and up-gradation driven by energy security, socio-economic development imperatives, and its UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though […]
January 8, 2025
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, encompassing the Maghreb, Mashreq, and Gulf subregions, represents a profoundly complex geopolitical entity, characterized by its diversity in […]
December 6, 2024
Kazakhstan is rapidly solidifying its position as a rising economic power and an influential diplomatic actor on the global stage. With strategic initiatives in multiple sectors, […]
November 12, 2024
DONALD Trump’s triumph in the 47th presidential election held on November 5, 2024, has kicked off an intensive debate among commentators about his Administration’s internal and […]
October 29, 2024
The recent BRICS summit unveils the organization’s strategic expansion to solidify its position as a prominent global player. President Putin and Xi reiterated their global worldviews, […]
October 26, 2024
The rapid transformation in global geopolitics, the vertical proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear-armed states signaling to use nuclear weapons to intimidate adversaries, and the escalation of […]
October 15, 2024
The rapid transformation in global geopolitics has intensified the vitality of multinational organizations for regional peace and security. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has steadily evolved […]
September 24, 2024
Photo’s Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1415460 The Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of land in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, holds immense geopolitical significance due to its location at the […]
September 21, 2024
Venue: Grand Hotel Bucharest 5*, Rapsodia Conference Hall (1st Floor), Blvd. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr.4 (Piața Universității), Sector 1, Bucharest Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
September 3, 2024
-On the occasion of the Day of Diplomacy of Romania- Asia’s cultural diversity, economic vitality, technological innovation, and geopolitical significance collectively underscore its pivotal role in […]
August 7, 2024
Photo’s source: https://www.lightcastlebd.com As if the crises around the world were not sufficient, on August the 5th, 2024, the now former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh […]
June 2, 2024
Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been accompanied by many difficulties since the beginning of Pakistan’s independence. In addition to cultural relations, the two countries have […]
May 28, 2024
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China – Arab States Forum. Over the past 20 years, the forum has always adhered […]
April 24, 2024
Photo: The Greater Khorasan Introduction: On March 22, 2024, the concert hall of the Crocus, Moscow, was attacked by an armed group, as the result […]
March 27, 2024
Photo Sources: https://chinaglobalsouth.com/, Copies of the Chinese government’s new concept paper on the Global Security Initiative Abstract Currently, global challenges continue to emerge, with regional […]
March 27, 2024
Foto: Sărbătorirea Nowruz la Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitri Gusti”; Ambasadori – ES Dl. Annamammet Annayev, Turkmenistan; ES Dl. Yerlik Ali, Kazahstan; ES Dl. Özgür Kivanç […]
March 27, 2024
Photo: Celebrating Nowruz at the National Museum of the “Dimitri Gusti” Village; Ambassadors – HE Mr. Annamammet Annayev, Turkmenistan; HE Mr. Yerlik Ali, Kazakhstan; HE Mr. […]
February 27, 2024
Photo: The Group of International Experts participated at the Sixth Baghdad International Dialogue Conference On February 24 and 25, 2024, MEPEI’s President Flavius CABA-MARIA participated […]
February 12, 2024
Photo’s Source: Shirinkin Yevgeny/Shutterstock; Pakistan and Iran flags The recent Iranian drone and missile attack in Pakistani Baluchistan has reignited tensions that have further worsened […]
November 12, 2023
Source: https://twitter.com/NATOSouthernHUB – Aspects from the event During the beginning of November 2023, between 7th and 9th, the Allied Command Transformation, under the Open Perspectives […]
August 31, 2023
The debate was organized by the EuroDefense Romania and the Middle East Economic and Political Institute on August 30, 2023 For the moment BRICS cannot […]
August 30, 2023
The 15th BRICS summit took place in the midst of a tumultuous, almost entropic period in international politics, characterised by the end of the pandemic period, […]
July 4, 2023
Published in March 2023, the factsheet prepared by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) compares the trends in international arms transfers in two periods, 2013-2017 and […]
May 3, 2023
Source of the photo: www.mfa.gov.tm Executive Summary: The Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring States called on the Taliban to form an inclusive government […]
March 6, 2023
The Taliban celebrated the signing of their first international deal since taking power in August 2021 with a televised event on January 5, 2023. The document […]
June 23, 2022
Thursday, 07 July 2022 Venue: Marshal Garden Hotel, 5th Floor – Panoramic 1 Conference Hall, Calea Dorobanților 50B, Bucharest, Romania Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and […]
March 30, 2022
Photo’s source: www. aa.com.tr Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sergey Lavrov arrived in China to attend the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring […]
February 23, 2022
On 2nd December 2021, the Bucharest-based think-tanks Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) and EuroDefense Romania, in partnership with IPIS (the Institute for Political and […]
January 11, 2022
The Pakistani and the Romanian Foreign Ministers, during their meeting in Bucharest. Source: www.mae.ro On January 9th, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Makhdoom […]
November 4, 2021
Understanding United States (US) foreign policy in the Middle East following its withdrawal from Afghanistan has become a big question for world political activists, especially in […]
September 28, 2021
PHOTO/REUTERS – The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani The situation in the Middle East has been tense for a long […]
September 10, 2021
Images captured during the virtual reunion. Source: www.english.ahram.org.eg On Wednesday, September 8th, 2021, Pakistan held a video meeting of the Afghanistan neighboring countries to discuss […]
July 30, 2021
On July 29th, 2021, the first edition of the Journal MENA in FOCUS was launched in an invitation-based event, held in Bucharest. As the ongoing pandemic […]
July 2, 2021
One of the most important questions for people is why the Middle East, despite having one of the richest sources of energy in the world, it […]
April 18, 2021
On April 14, 2021, the UAE ambassador to the US, Yousef Al OTAIBA said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution that the UAE […]
April 2, 2021
The temporary blockage of the Suez Canal by cargo ship EVER GIVEN on the 24th of March has highlighted the volatility of the global supply chain […]
March 20, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 19, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
October 22, 2010
The groundwork for regional pipeline projects emanating from Central Asia through Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh has been laid. These pipelines will define new political partnerships […]