Diplomacy & International Relations

Shifts in Governance Structure in Southern African Countries and their Internal and External Consequences (Emirates Policy Center)

In 2024, several countries in the Southern African region – including Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana Mozambique and South Africa – held general elections that resulted...

Arab Leaders Assemble Alternative to Trump’s Gaza Plan (The Soufan Center)

Arab leaders are convening to finalize an Egyptian plan for postwar Gaza, developed to counter President Trump’s suggestions to displace Gaza’s population during its...

Islamic State Somalia Remains a Potent Threat in the Horn of Africa and Beyond (The Soufan Center)

Even as the Trump administration is signaling a desire to pull back from conflict zones and other global hot spots, the first several weeks...

Update on Houthi Involvement in Iraq (Sary Mumayiz, Michael Knights, Hamdi Malik – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

The cessation of Houthi-Iraqi joint strikes on Israel does not mean that Houthi money-movers and trainers have gone home; more likely, they are now...

West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies (UN News)

Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into “battlefields” and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians...

Lessons on Boosting Production from the German Defence-Industrial Strategy (Linus Terhorst, RUSI)

The German Security and Defence Industrial Strategy from December 2024 is a response to the war in Ukraine and the need to quickly equip...

The economics of the new Monroe Doctrine (David Lubin, Chatham House)

By announcing his territorial ambitions in Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, President Donald Trump seems to have breathed life back into the Monroe...

After German election win, can Merz deliver leadership at home and in Europe? (Nicolai von Ondarza, Chatham House)

The German election saw significant gains for the far right and has resulted in a fragmented parliament. But the election result may just bring...

Ukraine’s fight for its people (Olga Tokariuk, Chatham House)

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 caused a huge exodus of refugees, now estimated to number almost 7 million (one in six...

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