Sudan’s deadly conflict and the shape of wars to come
The war in Sudan is not an anomaly; it is a prototype. A conflict that has directly killed at least 150,000 people, displaced over 11 million, and pushed half the population into...
Europe must keep focus on Western Balkans
A high-level meeting focusing on the Balkans took place in London on Wednesday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted the leaders of the six Western Balkan nations — Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...
Why a Lebanon-Israel deal is unlikely
After last week’s Sharm El-Sheikh summit on the Gaza ceasefire deal, US Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, who is also handling Lebanon, said that the only pieces...
Stepping up our collective action on gender equality
How can we unite, act and resist together in order to defend gender equality and the rights of women and girls? This is the guiding question of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on...
What comes after the Sharm El-Sheikh summit?
It is clear that last week’s Sharm El-Sheikh summit has joined the long list of contentious issues that predictably stir controversy, whether within our Middle Eastern region or in the broader regional...
Elections may make or break Palestinian national movement
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last month pledged a series of political reforms, including holding general presidential and parliamentary elections one year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect. These commitments were...
Europe must do more to reduce its dependence on Russian energy
More than three and a half years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe is still grappling with its energy security by diversifying its oil and gas imports away from Moscow and...
Turkish-Saudi ties amid rising geopolitical challenges
I have had the privilege of living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in three different time periods, each of them during unique political and military challenges in the region. I first...
Are Iran nuclear negotiations back on the table?
When, back in late August, the E3 — the UK, France and Germany — notified the UN that Iran was in breach of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement, better known...
Is the global economy as resilient as it seems?
Although the global economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war and other severe challenges, cracks in the foundation are beginning to appear. The October update of...