Middle East & Africa
Churchill’s Prophecy and Ankara’s Rise: Not Wasting the Crisis of 2026
Towards the end of World War II, in the mid-1940s, Winston Churchill uttered that significant sentence, perhaps pointing to the potential benefits to be...
Uganda’s Election Puts Succession, Stability and Long-Running Rule to the Test
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election that is expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade grip on power,...
President Trump is Playing with Fire in Nigeria
In July 2025, Genocide Watch reported that Nigeria was continuing to grapple with a “genocidal crisis” in which Islamists and jihadists of the Fulani...
A Diplomatic Chain Reaction: Does Israel’s Gambit in Somaliland Challenge China’s Security in Africa?
The timing of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa, specifically (Somalia, Tanzania, Lesotho, and...
“They Were Not Protesting”: Inside Tanzania’s Election Violence
At around 8:30 p.m. on October 31, life in Mjimwema, a hillside neighbourhood overlooking Lake Victoria in the Tanzanian city of Mwanza, appeared ordinary....
Lebanese Army Claims Control Over South, Eyes Remaining Threats
The Lebanese army announced on Thursday that it had effectively established a state monopoly on arms in southern Lebanon. Officials described the achievement as...
Making Sense of the Arab State – Book Review
Overview of the Book’s Purpose and Structure
Making Sense of the Arab State is a book edited by Heydemann & Lynch. The authors of the...
New ECOWAS Headquarters: China Continues Sharing Unique Diplomacy With Africa
China's Belt and Road Initiative has expanded significantly over the last several years in Africa and has cut across different sectors. Beijing has a...
The Revolutionary Guards and the Making of Iran’s Iraq Policy
Iran’s policy toward Iraq since the 2003 US invasion has been shaped far more by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps than by Iran’s civilian...
The Trump-Netanyahu Summit and Ankara: Is a Period of “Controlled Chaos” Beginning in the Middle East?
The Trump-Netanyahu summit in Washington in the final days of 2025 was not merely a courtesy visit for the region but the announcement of...