Category: Politics & Diplomacy

Daragahi joins France24 to discuss tensions in the US-Israel relationship

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Sudan is an abject disaster. Is anyone listening?

In the year since civil war broke out, fighting in Sudan has left more than eight million people displaced—a number far greater than the displacement in Gaza and nearly on par with Ukraine. The war has killed and wounded more than thirteen thousand in the city of El Geneina alone, with the true cost in

Libya’s special envoy resigned. What’s next for the country?

Since the Libyan House of Representatives announced a new law for presidential and parliamentary elections on November 1, 2023, specifying a deadline of two hundred and forty days for holding the polls, political divisions in Libya have deepened. Despite this legislative step, disagreements persist among Libyan authorities, with various powerful politicians and military figures vying

A Rafah invasion might kill peace between Israel and Egypt

Relations between Egypt and Israel have soured in recent weeks as Israel prepares to launch a full-scale ground offensive into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip—a move that Cairo has warned would put its peace treaty with Israel at risk and destabilize the region.   Egypt fears a sweeping assault on Rafah—where more than one

Memo to the UN secretary-general: Establish a UN conflict prevention mechanism for the Afghanistan region

TO: The UN secretary-generalFROM: Laurie Nathan and Nilofar SakhiSUBJECT: Establish a UN conflict prevention mechanism for the Afghanistan region SHARE MEMO BY EMAIL DOWNLOAD PDF What does the UN secretary-general need to know? Our “memo to…” series has the answer with briefings on the world’s most pressing issues from our experts, drawing on their experience advising the highest levels of government. Bottom line up

The Red Sea attacks highlight the erosion of US leadership in the region

Six months after the Joe Biden administration launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the biggest issue facing the White House is not the Houthi threat but the US failure to rally partners and allies behind its leadership. Fortunately, since the Houthis waged their attacks on ships crossing the