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Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg
Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg is the GCC Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs & Negotiation, and a columnist for Arab News. The views expressed in this piece are personal and do not necessarily represent GCC views. Twitter: @abuhamad1
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Indonesia’s new leadership seeks to balance geopolitical rivalries
On Oct. 1, Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Sobianto is scheduled to take office after a landslide win in June. Prabowo, as he is known, is the current defense minister and has pledged to continue the policies of President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi.
US election campaign heats up, alarming partners
The Republican Convention gave Donald Trump’s campaign a boost on Monday as it endorsed him as expected. The pomp and circumstance of party solidarity was especially enthusiastic coming just days after the attack on the former president.
Will Hungary’s EU presidency moderate its views?
Hungary will next week assume the rotating EU presidency, to the chagrin of many European leaders, who consider the country to be an outlier, to say the least, in terms of domestic governance, immigration and foreign policy, including the war in Ukraine and relations with Russia.
GCC-EU strategic partnership passes an important milestone
Two years after the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council announced their strategic partnership, they passed another milestone this week by holding a high-level meeting on security cooperation. All 33 member nations of the two blocs attended, with most represented by their foreign ministers.