Commentaries
Sudan and the limits of externally facilitated dialogues
The current crisis in Sudan demonstrates the limits of externally facilitated dialogues as tools for democratization and peacebuilding. *****
Middle-East / North Africa
Publications
Here are Four Things the West gets Wrong about Africa
External powers are intensifying their efforts to woo African states and their leaders in a context of Great Power Competition. Russian, Chinese and Western leaders are upping their game with […]
Commentaries
No Security for Ukraine or Europe without a Secure Black Sea and Mediterranean
The Mediterranean and the Black Seas should not be viewed principally as “borders” for purposes of European security, with the attendant “Frontex”-type strategies augmented by a modicum of naval power.
Commentaries
Syria, the Middle East and the War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has a wide impact in its neighbourhood and beyond. The Middle East is no exception, including the conflict in Syria. *****
Commentaries
After War – the Backlash against Women
Many remember Laura Bush’s famous speech in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent war in Afghanistan, about how the fight against terrorism also was a fight for women’s […]
Challenges and priorities of the EU’s response to the situation in Afghanistan
The humanitarian, political, and security crisis that followed the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan is of global concern. The takeover of the Taliban is going to have […]