Middle East & Africa
Peter Obi and the Obidient Movement: Nigeria’s Future
As the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) prepares for the next 2027 presidential elections, the Obidient Movement is increasingly gaining weight in Nigerian politics,...
How Soft Instruments Can Advance Africa’s Regional Integration
Regional integration is usually built through treaties, protocols and formal institutions. Yet integration does not always begin with a legally binding agreement. It can...
How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen's civil war has returned to the centre of a much wider regional conflict. In September, the Iran-aligned Houthis launched a rapid offensive along...
China’s Middle East Security Strategy: Can Beijing Build a Regionally-Led Order?
President Xi Jinping's visit to Cairo was not a protocol visit. It was a doctrine declaration.
At a highly sensitive moment: an open war in...
How Did Yemen’s Houthis Become a Major Regional Threat?
Yemen's Houthi movement has evolved from a local Zaydi Shi'ite revivalist group in the country's northern mountains into a heavily armed force capable of...
Houthi Advance Tests the Mecca Agreement and Middle East Defense
The Houthi advance in Yemen and the Red Sea region is creating upheavals in the Middle Eastern security structure in general and the conflict...
Why MBS’s Cairo Visit Matters for BRICS and the Global South
Chinese intelligence and strategic circles, such as the Beijing Institute for International Strategic Studies and research centers affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State...
Riyadh Asked for Direct Protection and Washington Said No — That Answer Is the Story
By offering Saudi Arabia intelligence and targeting help but declining direct military protection after the East-West pipeline strike, Washington has quietly redefined the 80-year...
Why Reparations Are an Inalienable Right of Africans and People of African Descent
Decades after attaining political independence, African countries have teamed up and are fiercely advocating for reparations. Historical records show that Africa endured several years...
How Egypt Can Benefit from the China-US Rivalry in Africa
Egypt can leverage the US-China rivalry and its strategic partnership with Beijing to bolster its national security and its position as a global logistics...