Image — World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers his report before delegates during the World Health Assembly in Geneva on 19 May 2025. Photo by FABRICE ...

The gold trade connects Sudan’s civil war to the wider region and highlights the roles that commodities play in perpetuating violent conflict. Even before the start of the civil war in 2023, Sudan’s ...

There are four possible outcomes for Russia’s war on Ukraine: ‘long war’, ‘frozen conflict’, ‘victory for Ukraine’, and ‘defeat for Ukraine’. This paper outlines how these scenarios may take shape, ...

Japan is a successful democratic state with strong institutions, regular elections, and a thriving free press. The democracy is remarkably stable and has not experienced populist movements which have ...

Recent assassinations in Aden are likely to undermine confidence in the Yemeni government’s ability to maintain security for ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed a key threat to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy and plans for economic ...

The latest attacks, following months of JNIM raids on Mali’s vital fuel supplies, show the need for negotiation at a regional ...

A symbol of an alternative path for Libya Saif al-Islam was the heir apparent of his father, longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi. He had been at the centre of Libyan politics since the 2000s, when he ...

Image — The first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 7 June 2018. Photo by Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Kingdom Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. The ...

A US Department of War memo reignited debate over ownership – which is complicated by Argentine independence, British ...

President Donald Trump has suggested that Denmark’s claim to Greenland is doubtful, reflecting the public musings of his Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Rather than the ‘niceties of ...

Experts examine the human toll of the war in Sudan, and the dynamics of a war fuelled by regional powers and their proxies seeking to control Sudan’s territory, natural resources, and access to key ...