By Chiara Longmore On 28 June, the ongoing and devastating war in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia arrived at a unilateral...

Environmental ideology in far-right Telegram Groups It has long come to public attention that secluded online forums, such as Telegram...

Why Disillusioned QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Might Become a Serious Security Threat By: Ruben Pfeijffer With Donald Trump losing the 2020...

Since the 28th of April, Colombians have been taking the streets of the major cities across the country, to protest against a tax reform whi

By: Isabel Oriol Llonin After the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the race to develop a vaccine began. It was expected that the US,...

Why Iran will not give up its bomb, and probably never will By: Bob Rehorst & Kasper Veltman Early April was again marked by talks...

Reflecting on the truth and reconciliation process in South Africa, 25 years later By: Puck Holthuis & Chiara Longmore In the aftermath...

By: Alessia Cappelletti & Anastasija Kuznecova On the 23rd of March, the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) passed a resolution...

Does the CIA drone base expansion signal increased concerns over terrorism activities? By: Chiara Longmore Recent satellite images have...

In early March, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary groups sent a threatening letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish

The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 By: Anastasija Kuznecova and Puck Holthuis Measures such as lockdowns and travel restrictions...

Violent Islamist Extremism in Mozambique By: Kenneth Yeo and Bob Rehorst The Ahlu-Sunna Wa-Jama (ASWJ) insurgency beheaded more than 50...

Developing disputes over the river’s basin amidst regional conflict By: Chiara Longmore The Nile, one of the longest rivers in the world,...

Strategic Seaports and the Case of Brazil By: Jaap Muijs For hundreds of years, seaports are being used as the main driver for trade,...

ELN’s activity fosters regional tension and global polarisation By: Alessia Cappelletti & Anastasija Kuznecova On the 2nd of February...

The series ‘When political change becomes a risk’ outlines how there is a Latin American tendency to uncertainty when major political change

Why peace in the Caucasus might remain elusive By: Ruben Pfeijffer On 9 November 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brokered...

Border Tensions and Migratory Implications for the Region By: Chiara Longmore and Kasper Veltman The northern parts of Ethiopia recently...

Diplomatic Expulsions and Euro-Russian Diplomacy By Ruben Pfeijffer In early February, Russia expelled three diplomats from Germany,...

China’s economic and political influence in Central Asia is rapidly expanding. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strategically crosses