Middle East & Africa
Uganda’s Election: A Foregone Conclusion with Uncomfortable Implications
Uganda’s upcoming presidential election is unlikely to produce surprises. President Yoweri Museveni, now 81 and in power since 1986, is expected to secure yet...
Scars of Rwanda in El Fasher’s Demise
The ongoing war in Sudan is one of the most overlooked conflicts of the 21st century that has implications of spilling over not just...
How Iran’s Regime Survives Amid Relentless Protests
Despite ongoing protests and external pressures, Iran's Islamic Republic remains stable, as the security elite shows no signs of fracture. Tensions have increased due...
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...