16 Apr

‘Tasis Alliance’ Shift from State Capture to State Replacement in Sudan

Many analyses of the Sudanese conflict typically focus on the...

16 Apr

Said Barre’s Clan-Based Authoritarianism and the Current Federal-Member State Tensions

Throughout much of Somalia’s post independence history a persistent tension...

15 Apr

Sudan's Southern Fault Line: Re-Islamization, Secular Defections, and the Rise of a Peripheral Republic

In April 2026, Major General Hassan Adam al-Hassan, the second-in-command...

14 Apr

The Political Paradox of Maritime Security in the Horn of Africa: Phantom Ports and the Erosion of Local Agency

Global stakeholders keep praising the securitization of the seas, pointing...

14 Apr

Bab el-Mandeb: The Next Global Flashpoint

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed amid rising tensions...

10 Apr

The Hostage Waters: Rewiring Diplomacy and Security in the Horn and Gulf Region

Overview The unfolding Gulf crisis has become a defining moment in...