Middle East & Africa
The Fall of the Polisario: Geopolitics and Shifting Allegiances
After over fifty years of dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, recent developments seem to be leading to a new season titled “The End of...
Explainer: Reforms Outline for the African Union
Over the past years, the question of adopting necessary reforms has been raised for the African Union, the continental organization comprising 55 African countries....
The Post-Gaza Rebalancing in the Middle East
On October 9, when the Gaza ceasefire took effect, it was regarded as the first phase of a 20-point peace plan drafted by the...
Role of China in the Middle Eastern Security
China has recently become proactive in the Middle Eastern region by acting as a regional peacemaker. It not only brokered the 2024 Beijing deal...
Why Are the World’s Youngest Populations Led by Their Oldest Presidents?
The presidents of Cameroon and Ivory Coast, aged 92 and 83, are trying to extend their long periods in power, highlighting a trend in...
Israeli deviation and violation of Peace Agreement is unacceptable
There are confirmed reports of Israeli violations of the peace agreement. Whereas, Hamas is implementing the peace deal in letter and spirit. It seems...
Shifting Sands: U.S. Security Credibility and China’s Gulf Ambitions
On 9 September 2025, Israel carried out a precision airstrike in Qatar, reportedly to target a senior Hamas official. The strike was significant, not...
Trump’s Gaza Plan Presents a Central Challenge: The Disarming of Hamas
On Monday Hamas set free 20 alive hostages and later returned bodies of rest of the deceased hostages as per phase one of TRUMP’s...
A Revolution Without a Square: Gen Z’s New Playbook
In 2011, the Arab world erupted in a wave of uprisings that came to define a generation’s struggle for freedom. From Tunis to Cairo,...
Regulated Disorder: Israel-Hamas and the Truce as a System of Power
This observation by Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations captures the profound metamorphosis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. War has not disappeared; it has evolved...