30 August 2023 marked the end of a decades-long political dynasty in Gabon. President Ali Bongo, who had just won his dubious re-election, was deposed by the Republican Guard led …

While Africa’s energy landscape is fraught with challenges and strife, global players like China, the United States, and a multitude of European countries continue to vie for a coveted prize …

The world is currently witnessing a stunning display of defiance by the people of Iran. Having suffered through decades of trauma at the hands of a repressive authoritarian regime, the …

Lebanon today looks increasingly like a failed state. The country is on the verge of economic collapse, with the Lebanese pound losing 90% of its value since fall 2019 and …

In late July 2021, Taliban leaders were invited to Beijing to meet Wang Yi, China’s distinguished Foreign Minister. The warm reception was a surprisingly public gesture of goodwill; even more …

Nearly eleven years since the onset of the Syrian Civil War and its ensuing refugee crisis, Turkey is coming to terms with the deep-seated consequences of mass refugee flows across …

The tremors of Sudan’s October coup d’etat were already felt earlier in 2021. The approaching calamity of the event had informed its coming in the form of the pro-military protest …

On November 29, 2021, Iran resumed talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iranian Nuclear Deal. Iranian diplomats met with representatives from China, …

‘Global Britain’ – the Conservative government’s use of this internationalist rhetoric, in an attempt to craft a new post-European Union identity, has significant implications for more than just the British …

In recent decades, economic sanctions have transformed from a seldom-used form of statecraft to one of the most popular tools that countries use to exercise power in the international system. …