Şeymanur Melayim | 17 February 2026
The Horn of Africa has always been more than just a coastline. It is one of the world’s ultimate strategic bottlenecks, serving as a vital link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean via the Red Sea
Tayseer Mohamedali | 30 December 2024
Sudan’s war, now entering its twentieth month, has evolved into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises after the eruption of the destructive confrontations between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group [...]
Ahmad Mawlana | 28 November 2024 | AR
Tensions in the Horn of Africa escalated after Egypt sent military aid with soldiers on two planes to Somalia, a few days after Cairo and Mogadishu signed a protocol for military cooperation in mid-August 2024
Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 05 December 2023 | AR | TR
The general stance of Sub-Saharan African countries tends to support the Palestinian cause for several reasons. Foremost among them is the fact that the occupation endured by the Palestinian people since 1948 resonates in the [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 23 August 2023
The political landscape of Niger has undergone a significant transformation following the military coup led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani. The coup has not only reshaped the country's internal governance but has also introduced multifaceted geopolitical implications
Tiziana Corda | 17 March 2022
The wider Eastern Africa region, whose lands stretch from the Red Sea Basin to the Great Lakes area passing through the Horn, is a dynamic, complex, and evolving political space, rife with violent conflicts and humanitarian crises, but also opportunities piquing the interest of many extra-regional powers
Federico Donelli | 18 January 2022 | AR | TR
This brief analyzes Ethiopia's conflict dynamics and highlights some of its regional and global implications. The Ethiopian military's intervention in the northern region of Tigray in November 2020 has triggered
Larbi Sadiki | 24 August 2021
“Cyber Protest”: The Hidden Face-book of Tunisia’s July 25 Tunisia’s president does not have a Facebook account. Kais Saied comes from humble origins. At university, he had qualms with the professoriate from the largely [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 02 October 2020
A special summit among the EU member countries kicked off in Brussels. During the summit, the growing tension in the Mediterranean, relations with Turkey, protests in Belarus, and problems concerning Nagorno-Karabagh, and economic cooperation with China will be discussed. The top discussion is expected to be on the relations with Turkey and rising tension in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 25 September 2020
The spokesperson of the German government Steffen Seibert, in his last press statement, claimed that they were happy the exploratory talks between
