The highly personalized nature of the Eritrea regime has allowed Isaias Afwerki to remain in power for decades, but there’s neither a plan nor an institutional mechanism to stabilize the country when he passes away.

The Ukraine war illustrates how the existing rules-based order must adapt to a world where no one country or bloc can dictate policy to the rest, or face collapse.

With practical considerations putting the dream of an independent state increasingly out of reach for Kurdish people in the Middle East, many groups are recalibrating their goals toward greater autonomy.

The 2020 Belarus protests brought the Lukashenko to the brink before swiftly fading away. Here’s what the movement did right, where it slipped up, and what it means for future democratic activism.

Reconstruction, peace and reconciliation, and institution-building will all be necessary for peace and stability to return to Syria. Liberia’s post-war experience offers valuable lessons for each one.

There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to civil conflict in South Sudan.

A hypothetical peacekeeping contingent in post-war Ukraine would be fraught with logistical, financial, and diplomatic difficulties. But Türkiye might be best placed to form its core.

While not necessarily a game-change in the short term, the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas field will reinforce positive development in the economies of Senegal and Mauritania.

Examining the role of the Wagner Group in Central African Republic, a theater often cited as a success for the Russian private military company.

A renewed wave of hostilities between Rwanda- and government-backed rebels has broken out in eastern DRC, with both sides vying to control lucrative mining areas.