Saudi Arabia–UAE Rift Signals a Deeper Power Struggle Reshaping the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s unusually blunt accusation that the United Arab Emirates is undermining its national...
Yemen’s long-suppressed fault lines have ruptured into the open. The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the UAE-backed separatist authority controlling much of southern Yemen, has announced plans...
Abraham Accords Break Into Africa: Gulf States Call Netanyahu as U.S. Weighs Somaliland Recognition. Diplomatic momentum around Somaliland has entered a decisive new phase. Multiple countries...
Mogadishu Trapped, Cairo Panics: The Horn Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase. In just twenty-four hours, the geopolitical scaffolding that anchored Somalia’s relations with the Gulf for...
Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Dangerous Yemen Escalation as Gulf Rift Spills Into Open Conflict. A rare and dramatic public rupture has erupted between Saudi Arabia...
After Israel, India Steps Forward: Somaliland Emerges as New Pivot in the Indian Ocean. India is quietly emerging as the most likely next major power to...
Why Somaliland Now Matters More Than Ever in the Red Sea Strategic Equation. Turkey’s expanding footprint in Somalia is often framed as humanitarian partnership or infrastructure...
The geopolitical center of gravity in the Horn of Africa has shifted decisively toward Hargeisa. On Friday night, within the walls of the Somaliland Presidential Palace,...
The geopolitical architecture of the Horn of Africa has entered a decisive phase, one that moves beyond theory and into the terminal mechanics of statehood. As...
Rising Gulf Pressure, U.S. Policy Shifts, and Westminster’s Security Calculus Britain’s longstanding ambiguity toward the Muslim Brotherhood is entering an unprecedented phase of scrutiny, as Downing...
Saudi Arabia vs. UAE: The Quiet Gulf Rivalry Reshaping Middle East Power Politics. The once-solid partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, long seen...
The United Arab Emirates has quietly—and often overtly—re-engineered its role on the global stage, transforming itself from a regional hydrocarbon power into an indispensable nexus of...
The United Arab Emirates signaled support on Tuesday for renewed American efforts to halt Sudan’s devastating war, as President Donald Trump announced he had begun working...
Lavrov Declares Europe ‘Finished’ in Ukraine Peace Efforts as U.S. Takes Lead. Russia’s top diplomat accused Europe on Tuesday of wasting years of diplomatic opportunities to...
Analysis: U.S.-Backed Warning Says Al-Shabaab’s Advance Now Threatens Mogadishu as Somalia’s Federal Order Fractures. A new assessment from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies warns that...
Trump approves sale of advanced U.S. AI chips to Saudi Arabia and UAE, reversing earlier export limits. The Trump administration has authorized the sale of up...
Gulf States Deepen Their Reach Into Africa — and Reshape the Regional Balance. The expanding involvement of Gulf states across Africa marks a new phase in...
From Backchannels to the White House: Saudi Arabia Steps Toward Recognition of Israel. Saudi Arabia’s renewed engagement with Washington has opened a rare diplomatic window that...
The Government of Puntland has issued a strong statement denying allegations that its territory or facilities have been used in connection with the ongoing civil war...
How Hassan Sheikh’s “New Blood” Government Revives Brotherhood Playbook. Mogadishu has officially joined the chorus of Middle Eastern and African factions fabricating narratives against the United...