In 2019, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize and was regarded as a regional peacemaker but recently, oddly enough for a Nobel peace prize winner, he has been accused of presiding a protracted civil war that bears the hallmarks of genocide, the displaced people are countless as are the hundreds of thousands of people living …

Besides the common culture, religion and social values, Morocco and Algeria maintain a mutual mistrust, a lack of political will and essential arguments over the Sahara, since their political independence in 1956 and 1962 respectively. They have competing narratives and lack of recognition for the other side. The long disputes that activate the tensions and conflict between them is the …

After one year into the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the estimated deaths are thousands, the displaced persons are millions, and hundreds of thousands are living in famine conditions. Although the international response has put some pressure in the area, establishing punitive measures, such as visa restrictions and restrictions on economic and security assistance, the situation seems to …

The History between the two countries goes a long way, since 1955 Moscow had provided military training and warfare material to Afghanistan and supported the PDPA, the at-the-time recently government installed upon Marxist ideology, which then split and whose more radical faction decided to improve relations with the U.S rather than following the soviet influence, these happenings eventually led to …

The first thought that comes to mind when thinking of the Kashmir region is conflict, located in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, it borders China to the northeast which became active in the area around the 1950s and gained control of most of the eastern part in 1962, Tibet to the east, India to the south, Pakistan to …

A few days ago, a protest of Hezbollah group, along with its ally, the Shi’it Amal Movement, took place in Beirut against the lead judge investigating last year’s huge explosion at Beirut’s port. Due to this incident, 6 people were killed and about 25 have been injured, according to the Red Cross. The protestors gathered outside the Justice Palace and …

Earlier this month, tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan grew following Tehran’s large-scale military exercise near the Azeri border. This was aimed to show Iranian military capabilities to a neighbour accused, among others, of links with the West and especially with Tehran’s historic rival Israel (Motamedi, 2021). According to Iranian state media, the military drills started near Poldasht and Jolfa border …

The collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban’s military takeover jointly with the images of people at Kabul airport desperately trying to flee the country show the gravity of the problem that was mishandled by the international community including the EU. As evacuation efforts at Kabul International Airport wind down ahead of the Western troop withdrawal deadline of August …

The 54-year Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, namely, Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a sign of the international community’s lack of accountability in front of grave and repeated breaches of international law, including serious human rights violations.  Since the occupation began in 1967, Israel has gradually developed a dual legal regime that favors Israelis and their …

The Kurds constitute the largest stateless nation in the contemporary world (Vali, 1998). They are the second largest ethnic group in Iraq and Turkey and the third largest group in Iran (O’Leary, 2002). Kurds form a distinct group of people who have inhabited the Middle East for as long as there have been written records (ibid). Throughout the 20th century …