Recent coups d’état in the Sahel region have presented again the idea of an ungovernable Africa, still facing post-independence struggles. Yet, the African continent is not the sole example of a difficult democratization process. During the Cold War, even South America faced many golpes. Indeed, military coups are often advanced with the purpose of ending state-sponsored political interferences and other …

The Israel – Palestine conflict has grown catastrophic over the last few weeks and has resulted in hundreds of deaths, casualties, and destruction on both sides. The much recent violence on a Gaza hospital, whereby an explosion killed patients and medical staff amounting to around 500 leaves a lot to be desired and underscores the need for immediate action to …

For some years now, Nigeria has been known to be experiencing an increase in violence in the country, especially following the presence of Boko Haram in the country. Many factors contribute to this rising violence: political competition and lack of trust in the system, ethno-religious tensions, and complicity with criminal and non-state actors. In particular, the rise of this violence …

            Many Western African countries are still dealing with the legacy of French colonialism, that shaped their political structure and defined years of conflict and instability in the region. Recently, Niger has become the most recent country whose military seized control of the government, following countries such as Mali, Chad and Guinea, who were also French colonies.             Before Niger, …

The Kosovo War, a conflict that unfolded in the late 1990s, stands as a defining chapter in the turbulent history of the Balkans. In the context of Yugoslavia’s disintegration, the war erupted in the region of Kosovo, where tensions between the majority ethnic Albanian population and the Serbian government had been brewing for years. Armed resistance groups, like the Kosovo …

The ongoing ethnic and territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has led to tensions in the South Caucasus region. The principles of self-determination and territorial integrity are at the centre of the conflict, with Armenia supporting the self-determination of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and Azerbaijan asserting its territorial integrity. The implementation of these legal frameworks and norms …

When mentioning child soldiers, one’s mind immediately imagines children’s recruitment in African armies or rebel groups. While this phenomenon in the African continent is real and still very common, the usage of child soldiers in wars is attributable to many countries around the world. The practice of enlisting minors in the armies may no longer be as widespread in many …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been facing conflict for the past two decades. Following the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Rwanda and Uganda both invaded Congo to seek the perpetrators of the genocide, this resulted on a war breaking out from 1996-97 known as the First Congo war. From 1998-2003 the Second Congo War took place, the Congolese government …

Last year in April, Macron introduced government reforms for the Foreign Ministry of France, which represents the third-largest diplomatic network in the world following the US and China, leading to severe criticisms. These criticisms were followed by a diplomats’ strike, in social media known as #diplo2metier. 500 diplomats joined the strikes arguing that the reform is “a historical fault” and …

This article analyses the strategic consequences of the participation of Iran in the Ukraine war in allegiance with Russia and the opportunities and challenges this alliance brings to the balance of power in the Middle East and its various geo-political actors as well as the consequences of the latest drone strike done by Israel on Iran. The Russian-Iranian alliance only …