A first important development to note is that on Wednesday the 20th of December 2023 Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh made his first visit to Egypt in over a month in what is a rare personal involvement in diplomatic efforts. The visit coincided with intensive talks on a potential new ceasefire to facilitate aid delivery to Gaza and the release of additional …

After months of political deliberation, the European Union officially initiated a protracted process on Tuesday to fulfil its commitment to allocate funds derived from frozen Russian central bank assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, announced that it had reached an agreement on a proposal outlining a legal framework to utilize the …

            Over the past few months, we have been observing a number of horrific humanitarian conflicts that have stopped the world, both due to its advancement and the failed attempts to stop them. Throughout the many disputes, many attempts were made to promote a ceasefire, establish sanctions, and overall put human rights as a priority of protection for the international community. …

Following a brief truce negotiated between Israel and Hamas for the release of some hostages, the bombarding of Gaza has re-started. Israel’s intent remains the same: to eradicate Hamas. Hamas’ intent also remains the same: to eradicate Israel. Arguably, neither of them is succeeding in their efforts to do just that. Hamas’ attacks on the 7th of October 2023 only reignited …

The summer of 2023 witnessed two additional coup d’états, in Niger and Gabon, the latest in a wave across West Africa in recent years. A perceivable trend is that these coup d’états have occurred in former French colonies, with a coup d’état in Mali in 2021 and in Burkina Faso in 2022. While respective reasons underlie these coups, there is …

For more than four decades, Iran has maintained a steadfast commitment to the destruction of Israel, a pledge echoed by its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In the current landscape of the Israel-Palestine conflict, Iran finds itself at a crossroads, carefully weighing its role and potential ramifications on the broader regional stage. Iran’s historical support for groups opposing Israel, such …

Background Finland has closed its border crossings with Russia following a surge in migrants coming into Finland, an operation which Finnish authorities say is backed by Russia and which they consider to be a tactic of hybrid warfare. This situation is being qualified as hybrid warfare as the intentional redirection of migrants which Moscow is accused of, has as aim …

The government of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has successfully secured approval for a referendum aimed at asserting sovereignty over a resource-rich area in neighbouring Guyana, as declared by the country’s electoral authority. Despite limited visibility of voters at polling stations, the National Electoral Council reported a turnout of over 10.5 million ballots out of a potential 20 million eligible …

            In the last month, the world came to a halt with the escalation of the long-term conflict in Palestine. The attack made by Hamas against Israel in early October, which then led to Israel’s quick self-defense and, even quicker, a series of disproportionate attacks against the Gaza Strip, and all the civilians who were then exposed to the many horrors …

            It is no news that the conflict in the Israel-Palestinian region has been receiving a lot of attention over the last decades; however, the recent attacks have been extremely shocking and have allowed us to see how the development of such a deadly conflict can have unimaginable outcomes for the international community.             As this article is being written, after over …