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...

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

By: Anastasija Kuznecova Mexico's first leftist president in seven decades, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, got elected in 2018 based on a...

A Balancing act: How recent violence in Darfur threatens peace in South Sudan.

The Effects of COVID-19 on the Cocaine Trade in Latin America and Europe By: Anastasija Kuznecova COVID-19 has brought lockdown measures...

Russia's Strategic Interests in East Africa (and beyond) By: Ruben Pfeijffer The quest for strategically located warm water ports has...

When Might Liberal Peace Fail and Illiberal Peace Prevail? By: Puck Holthuis Liberal peacebuilding is a term many Western nations are...

Along the longest shoreline of Africa lies a state that does not often make the news in a positive manner. Often used as the primary example

An Introduction: By: Alessia Cappelletti Though Russia is known to be active in seeking control over neighbouring countries, its...