Similar to other current global crises – such as those in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Democratic Republic of Congo – the conflict in Sudan appears difficult to resolve through negotiations. There ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has produced a shift in Italy’s foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Over the last year and a half, Rome has significantly intensified its ...

The conflict between Morocco and the Western Sahara’s pro-independence Polisario Front goes back to the end of Spanish colonial rule. It was ignited in 1975 after Spain relinquished control of Spanish ...

When the civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, gold soon became pivotal in analyses of the conflict, both as a means of waging the war and as one of its causes. The role of the UAE and ...

The Muslim Brotherhood will celebrate in few years its centenary since Hassan Al-Banna founded the movement in the city of Ismailia in north-eastern Egypt, in 1928. However, as it approaches this ...

“The ties between our nations run deep, and quite naturally we feel at home in your beautiful country.” On September 11 th, in Belgrade, Israeli President Isaac Herzog began his speech at the ...

Digital technologies are evolving at an extremely rapid pace, and they now permeate almost all aspects of societies, economies, and ordinary lives. Despite recent progress, 2.6 billion people remained ...

The European Union’s Global Gateway (GG) is undergoing a significant transformation. Once rooted firmly in development policy, GG is now being reshaped to serve a broader strategic purpose – ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has built a sophisticated geostrategic presence in Africa thanks to their investments in port infrastructures. Each port represents a node connecting the Gulf with ...

In recent years, peace and security in many African states have been severely disrupted by worsening socioeconomic crises, coups, armed banditry, terrorism, and other transnational threats, driving ...

Two months later, the US and Iran agreed to a provisional ceasefire and started negotiations. For the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, the ceasefire hasn’t been a security game-changer: they are ...

Over the past two-and-half years, Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine has shattered its image of military might. Russia failed to capture Kyiv, suffered humiliating defeats in Kharkiv and Kherson, ...