PinnedFaisal AliThe Russo-Japanese War and its impact on Anti-Colonial NationalistsOn the morning of February 6th 1904, Japan broke off relations with Russia. The Japanese Combined Fleet guided by Admiral Togo Heihachiro…Aug 22, 20201Aug 22, 20201
Faisal AliReview: Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global PowerThe crown prince appears to have settled down since his impulsive start but Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck provide a remarkable portrait of…Aug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
Faisal AliEgypt: “Obama green lighted the coup”Shadi Hamid says that Barack Obama green lighted the Egyptian military’s coupJul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023
Faisal Ali“Perhaps the country couldn’t be made great” — but so what?V.S Naipaul met Jose Luis Borges and had a chat about Argentine politicsJul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Faisal AliHenry Kissinger’s Principles for Great StatecraftHenry Kissinger is a fascinating figure. Born in Bavaria, Germany in 1923 to Jewish parents, his family fled their native homeland shortly…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Faisal AliThe Goal’s of the Somali Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC)By chance or perhaps fate, I stumbled upon an online archive of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party’s (SRSP) magazine — Halgan…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Faisal AliAbiy’s Ethiopia: “A Tyrant in his stead”Despite his lofty promises, Abiy Ahmed’s new Ethiopia looks a lot like the old oneJul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Faisal AliFarewell to the grandstanders: the collapse of right’s political iconsFrom Trump to Bolsonaro and Johnson, they appear to be on the ropes, if not totally down for the countJul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Faisal AliThe Problem With the EU’s “carrot and stick” approach to TurkeyOn September 4th, European Council President Charles Michel said the EU was working on a new policy to Turkey which would focus more on a…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
Faisal AliCommunist Manifesto translated into SomaliDespite Somalia’s two decade experiment with Socialism, The Communist Manifesto was never translated into Somali. But Abdiaziz Mahdi, a…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
