Russo-Ukraine war adds fuel to Middle East troubles: Lessons for Nepal

As if over a century-long endless conflicts due to multitude of contrasting national, religious, and cultural faiths have not been enough for the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, Russia invasion on Ukraine (herein after Russo-Ukraine war) has already added further polarization with controversial political stands of various countries of this region. Some countries of the region are dreaming to strengthening their geopolitical positions in the regional and global geopolitics taking advantages of the Russo-Ukraine war. However, risks persist because taking any side of Ukraine or Russia might create civil unrest within any country that may contribute to the destabilization of the geopolitics of the region. This article presents incoherent political situations emerging in the MENA region after the Russo-Ukraine war. Finally, it concludes what lesson Nepal can earn from this unpleasant war.

Ineffectual political situations of the Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE)