Grace Sharp: UK’s Palestine recognition falls short of real change
Starmer’s promise to recognise Palestine is no bold break with the past, but a careful reprise of a decades-old political...
Opinion
Martin Jay: Can Trump keep his Sahara promise to Morocco?
Trump’s threats to punish countries like India who buy Russian oil is starting to spook Rabat, as Morocco has more...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Libya and its structural collapse
Libya has since become a brutal case study in the consequences of institutional and governance collapse. The 2011 rebellion shattered...
Tafi Mhaka: African billionaires thrive as millions struggle
The surge in African billionaires signals elite capture rather than economic progress, locking millions into poverty. On July  9, 2025,...
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed: Israel and its future regional role
Seven years ago, I wrote about the “regional rise of Israel.” Today, its presence is greater than ever, and it...
Adil Faouzi: Morocco’s media model needs a reset
With the world cup only a few years away many are asking whether Morocco will advance as an economy, taking...
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh: Sudan’s children face growing crisis
In the midst of Sudan’s relentless civil war, children have increasingly become the primary victims of a brutal and indiscriminate...
Martin Jay: EU commission exposed for bribing journalists
A recent report has exposed the European commission guilty of bribing journalist to the tune of hundreds of millions of...
Audrey Verdier-Chouchane: North Africa’s future trade lies South
Rising tariffs, geopolitical fragmentation, and persistent supply chain disruptions are roiling international trade. The World Trade Organization projects a 0.2...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Sudan’s war is fuelled by gold
As the civil war in Sudan rages on, the devastation is increasingly measured in troy ounces and metric tonnes. Before...
Tafi Mhaka: Femicide spread across Africa calls for male cultural reform
On May 25, Olorato Mongale, a 30-year-old woman from South Africa, went on a date with a man she had...
Martin Jay: EU president’s support plunges amid corruption scandal
The recent attempt by MEPs in the European Parliament to force the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to...
Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria: The Morocco-Algeria balancing act for the EU
The European Union is seeking to reinvigorate its bilateral relationships with its Southern Mediterranean neighbours by adopting a more transactional,...
Martin Jay: Trump’s next steps are crucial in wake of Israel-Iran war
What is Trump’s next move in the Middle East? As the days become weeks since he sent bunker buster bombs...
Dan Jones: The ceasefire con and diplomacy as a weapon
Peace is a beautiful lie. And intelligence agencies know it. While diplomats shake hands for the cameras and talk about...
