In the Horn of Africa: The Ethnic Conflict between Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray
The Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia) has long been a region of geopolitical significance due to its strategic location, diverse resources, and complex socio-political landscape. It is situated at the crossroads of the Middle East and Africa. It controls significant sea routes, including the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, vital […]
Horn of Africa in Flux: How Turkey Mediated Between Ethiopia’s Maritime Aspirations and Somalia’s Sovereignty
The Horn of Africa has long been a theatre of rivalry, and Ethiopia’s quest for maritime access has been central to its geopolitical strategies. Since losing its coastline after Eritrea’s independence in 1993, Ethiopia has faced significant challenges as a landlocked nation. While critical, the dependency on Djibouti for maritime trade left Ethiopia vulnerable to […]
China’s Mega-Dam Projects And Shadow of the Sino-Indian Tensions
After nearly four years of the Doklam Valley clashes, India and China reached a settlement on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in 2024 bringing relative peace to Eastern Ladakh and building hopes for a potential cooperation between the nuclear giants in Asia. In the meantime, China has continued to develop its infrastructure projects on […]
The End of China’s Rise?
China’s ascent to prominence as a geopolitical and economic force is one of the most significant changes in the world in recent decades. The global economic, political, and security scene has changed due to China’s rise to prominence in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st. Recent patterns, […]
The Strategic Twins: How Turkey and India thrive on their own in a Multipolar World
In today’s complex world, Turkey and India stand out as two fascinating countries that play similar roles in their regions despite being thousands of miles apart. Like skilled jugglers, both nations manage to keep friendly relations with opposing global powers – Russia on one side and Western countries on the other. Both countries are building […]
France in Africa: A Story of a Declining Hegemon
France’s influence in Africa has significantly declined, revealing the parasitic dynamics underpinning its colonial and neo-colonial relationships. Rooted in the slave trade and cemented through exploitative colonial policies, France reshaped African economies to prioritize its industrial growth. This article will delve into the forced labour, land dispossession, and the imposition of monocultures stifled local development […]
Iran’s ‘Sanction-Proof’ Corridors : The Herat-Khaf Railway And The FNRC
A Decade-Long Journey Towards Transformation The Herat-Khaf Railway, spanning 225 kilometers, is a monumental project linking eastern Iran with western Afghanistan. Initiated in 2007 and funded by the Iranian government for $75 million, it aims to bridge economic and logistical gaps between the two nations. With 140 kilometers traversing Afghanistan and 85 kilometers in Iran, […]
Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Realist Interpretation of Strategic Signaling
The world is witnessing a tectonic shift in power polarity on the world stage, where major powers such as China, India and Russia are potentially joining great power groups. The current world is moving fast towards multipolarity, which is considered to be most unstable if power is not more or less distributed equally among them. […]
Power, Politics, and Neglect: The Geopolitical Stalemate in Western Sahara
The world’s attention is drawn to the two ongoing wars, and the hope of attaining Self-determination of the once-Spanish colony seems denied. Western Sahara is a disputed territory, located in North Western Africa with Morocco on its North, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Western Sahara […]
A Forgotten Crisis: The Lake Chad Basin a Triple Crisis of Environmental, Security, and Humanitarian
On 26 October 2024, a donors’ meeting was held at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to mobilize funds and to take humanitarian action for the displaced and refugee people across the Lake Chad basin and Sahel regions. The Sahel and the Lake Chad basin region are grappling […]