On May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in an open confrontation in a territory of the disputed border in the Himalayans which both countries claim as being theirs. For 40-days, the two sides engaged in a tense standoff, and on June 15, 2020, violent clashes ensued between the armed forces of both super-powers, with both sides using blunt weapons …

The current Biden administration has expressed its strategic desire to keep the objective of a two-state solution alive, however the support for such a political project among Israelis and Palestinians is at a low point. When President Joe Biden visited Israel and the West Bank, in his recent visit, he emphasized on the importance that the current administration under his …

Armenia is a country with an amazing history and people, but also with an extremely sensitive geopolitical position. Armenia is located within three major regional power: Iran, Turkey and Russia what demands an intensely balanced approach to foreign policy. If we take a closer look at the region, we additionally might see, that Armenia is surrounded by big Muslim states …

Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country and a traditional outpost for regional security is suffering the last two years from a civil war. The war in the Tigray region, the north part of the country has left thousands of dead, forced millions of people to flee from their homes and pushed parts of the country at the edge of starvation. …

The very same day France withdrew its last military unit from Mali, signaling the end of almost a decade-long operation at the Sahel region that left the country in a crisis, Mali’s foreign affairs Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, in a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council accused France for supporting local armed groups. In the letter, Abdoulaye Diop argues …

After decades of dispute over their shared maritime border, which includes oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean, Israel and Lebanon reached “a historic agreement”, as was described by the Israeli Prime Minister, Yair Lapid. After months of US-brokered negotiations, this deal is a major diplomatic step between the two countries, which are still formally at war and lack diplomatic …

In January 2011, South Sudanese voted through a referendum for their independence, with a nearly 99 percent vote in favor of secession. The period followed until South Sudan’s formal declaration of independence was difficult. At a time when violence was the norm and not the exception in both Sudan and South Sudan, the attacks along the north-south borders increased after …

When last September, the Haitian government announced further increases in gas prices could not have expected how fast the country would fall into a comma. Thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-Au Prince to protest against the inflation, while a federation of gangs is blockading for more than a month now the country’s principal fuel terminal. This new …

Following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement regarding a partial mobilization order on September 21, Russians have been attempting to flee to neighbouring states to avoid being drafted into the military. With the Schengen Border Code implemented, taking asylum is the next best course of action for Russian nationals fleeing persecution. However, many States have been quick to shut borders to prevent …

It has been only a year since August 2021, when the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, yet the future has never been more uncertain for women and young girls. Soon after the Taliban returned to power, they suspended education beyond the 6th grade for both boys and girls until a new educational policy according to Islamic values would …