Due to its position, Egypt is more vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict in Gaza. Sharing a border with the region, it has often been pressured to play a more active role, specifically, to welcome Palestinian refugees. Egypt has historically determinately refused to do so claiming that it would mean to abandon the Palestinian cause. The recent developments, however, …

The war between Israel and Hamas has divided public opinion is a way that other conflicts have not. Importantly, the whole West has been identified with Israel. A process that was facilitated by the, at least initially, unwavering support given by Europe and the US to Israel. Nonetheless, this conflation of the West with Israel has been widely instrumentalised by …

Following election day on the 20th of December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country has witnessed a wave of protest and uprising as a response to the election outcome, adding to the instability and insecurity present in the country. Due to a faulty organisation surrounding polling stations, only a provisional result can currently be established, one …

Australia has recently entered into bilateral security accords with Papua New Guinea focusing on enhancing its police capabilities and sustaining peace. However, the agreement also has far-reaching ramifications against growing great power rivalry in the Pacific. Under this agreement, Australia will increase support to internal security needs of Papua New Guinea, through training, equipment and provision for the justice sector issues …

            The Middle East has been on everyone’s mind over the last few months due to the on-going atrocities happening in Gaza that sparked after an attack by Hamas against Israel’s territory that disproportionately developed into a serious conflict—or, better said, genocide. Tensions grew as the UN failed to effectively implement a long-lasting ceasefire, allowing for the conflict to continue and …

A summit hosted by Japan commemorating their 50th anniversary in formal diplomatic relations between The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Japan, in which the overview of the summit was to strengthen regional security, and  another was promoting closer economic cooperation. Now into more than half a century, Japan and ASEAN have planted the seed of their relationship through economic …

The recent legislative changes regarding immigration in France and the agreement reached by the European Union to reform the union’s immigration policy announce a change in the landscape of immigration on the continent.  France’s Proposed Immigration Law The immigration and asylum bill was a source of much controversy when it was announced in both the Assemblée Nationale and amongst the …

At a recent summit in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi Jinping openly stated that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China. According to the officials present at the meeting in question, Xi told Biden that China would prefer a peaceful reunification. Nonetheless, were that impossible, according to the anti-secession law passed in 2005, China would be compelled to act militarily. …

A first important development to note is that on Wednesday the 20th of December 2023 Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh made his first visit to Egypt in over a month in what is a rare personal involvement in diplomatic efforts. The visit coincided with intensive talks on a potential new ceasefire to facilitate aid delivery to Gaza and the release of additional …

The Red Sea is an important maritime channel using the Suez Canal when it comes for ships to transport different goods such as oil and grains, recently the red sea has been under attack by the Yemen rebel group the Houthi which they are specifically targeting ships that are bound for Israeli ports. These attacks which were also backed back …