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Can Ethiopia avert deepening turmoil and prioritise peace? (Ahmed Soliman, Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s devastating civil war recently entered into its second year. The conflict between the federal government and the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) has metastasised...

Deadly explosion rocks Somali capital Mogadishu (Al Jazeera)

At least eight people have been killed and 17 injured, including school students, in Somalia’s capital in a car bombing that targeted a United...

Lebanon’s central bank vows to cooperate with audit as pound dips (Al Jazeera)

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday that it would fulfil all data requests from the consultancy Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for a forensic audit...

The UK government is on the wrong side of history… again (Ahmed Abu Artema, Al Jazeera)

On November 19, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that she is seeking a terror designation for the Palestinian movement Hamas. Its military wing has already...

Dozens killed in clashes in Sudan’s restive Darfur (Al Jazeera)

At least 35 people have been killed in days of fighting between herders in Sudan’s western Darfur region with more than a thousand homes...

Emirati general accused of torture elected president of Interpol (Al Jazeera)

An Emirati general accused of torture has been elected president of Interpol, the global police agency said, despite expressions of concern from human rights organisations and...

War Between Russia and Ukraine: A Basic Scenario? (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Concern is growing in the Western media over Russian military activity in the southwestern theatre. There are opinions that Russia is preparing a military campaign against Ukraine. The supposed goal is to break...

Wither Capitalism? (Yaroslav Lissovolik, Valdai Discussion Club)

There may have been doubts in the efficiency of the current market system after the 2008 global financial crisis. The scale of excessive debt...

The Enlargement of the European Union to the Balkan Countries: An Opportunity for a Great Plan Between Russia and Europe (Dario Velo, Valdai Discussion...

The debate on the enlargement of the European Union to include the Balkan countries has begun. Some European leaders have taken a firm stance in favour of this enlargement. A glance at a map...

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