I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...

Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara. French president Emmanuel Macron is leading moves to normalize the colony, ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Freezing aid funds jeopardizes critical healthcare programs and security cooperation with important US allies around the ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

Analysts say that South Africa must defend its sovereignty and economic interests just as many other countries are doing.

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Turkey has taken a clear stance against the Assad regime, supporting opposition and rebel forces. Following the fall of the Alawite regime and the rise of ...

In part due to its geostrategic location, Sudan is of deep interest to ... which has built up enormous influence across the Horn of Africa in recent years and covets a Red Sea port. In contrast, Sudan ...

Türkiye’s prior successes in diplomacy, such as brokering peace in the Ethiopia-Somalia dispute, bolster the optimism surrounding its potential role in Sudan - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Key areas of research on the Horn of Africa include work supporting the emergence of more stable political and governance transitions, as well as greater integration. Research on transnational ...

We have entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition . We are dealing with continent-sized powers. And they engage with each other based mostly on interests. This new dynamic will dominate ...