Ethiopia: COVID-19 & Constitutional Crisis
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed must stem the spread of both COVID-19 and ethnic strife if his new Prosperity Party is to prevail in this year’s elections.
Is Islamic State Still a Threat?
Is Islamic State a spent force or a globe-spanning “al-Qaeda on steroids”?
Yemen: New Venue For US ‘Great Game’
The timing for the attacks (or, attempted attacks, or, presumably attempted attacks) was chosen very carefully. The United States face the mid-term elections, and the Democratic administration is heading for a worst defeat in decades.
Outlook 2020: The Year in Drought
Tracking the most vulnerable and food-insecure regions in the year ahead.
Venezuela in Focus: Security
Despite some improvement in crime statistics over the past year, Venezuela remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
Africa’s Locust Scourge Descends on South Sudan
South Sudan is the latest African country to deal with swarms of crop-devouring locusts. But unfortunately it is among the least prepared to deal with the crisis.
China: Friend or Foe?
Peaceful Rise, containment, encirclement, the ‘China Threat’ theory- though the times change the language stays the same.
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Landmines and Instability in Myanmar
Renewed violence and a stalling peace process are delaying the start of much-needed mine clearance in Myanmar.
Euro Financial Crisis: No End In Sight
Market jitters over Italian insolvency are more than just another soft European economy being added to the ever-growing list of debt anchors pulling the Euro Zone into the abyss.
Yes, Yemen is Our Fault
It’s time for the United States to stop being part of the problem in Yemen’s disastrous civil war, and start being part of the solution.