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…20 min read·Aug 22, 2020--1--1
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…6 min read·Aug 5, 2023----
Faisal AliEgypt: “Obama green lighted the coup”Shadi Hamid says that Barack Obama green lighted the Egyptian military’s coup3 min read·Jul 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 politics4 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Jul 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…2 min read·Jul 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 one7 min read·Jul 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 count5 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Dec 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…7 min read·Nov 16, 2020----
