Peace as Commodity: The Shadow Economy Behind Global Intervention 

HORN REVIEW2025-05-31T11:13:02+00:00 How profit, power, and private actors are reshaping the future of conflict resolution In today’s evolving global security architecture, peacekeeping is no longer purely a humanitarian endeavor. It is being transformed—subtly, and at times brazenly—into a lucrative business. The Horn of Africa, a region perennially entangled...

Undoing Brexit or Redefining It? Labour’s European Dilemma

HORN REVIEW2025-05-31T10:35:08+00:00 The United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community on January 1, 1973 - following two failed applications in the 1960s - revealed a deep ambivalence toward European integration that persisted throughout its 47-year membership. Contemporary policy decisions continue to be shaped by this legacy:...

Between Sovereignty and Sphere of Influence: Unraveling the Russia–Ukraine Stalemate

HORN REVIEW2025-05-31T10:24:50+00:00 Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, deeply embedded geopolitical and ideological differences have sustained a protracted stalemate. At the heart of the impasse lies a clash of fundamentally incompatible visions. Western governments continue to emphasize Ukraine’s sovereign right to self-determination and territorial integrity,...

Realigning Priorities: U.S.–Africa Policy Across Two Trump Presidencies

HORN REVIEW2025-05-28T11:35:38+00:00 Donald Trump’s two presidencies - first as the 45th and now as the 47th President of the United States - have brought about a discernible reconfiguration of Washington’s posture toward the African continent. Departing from the normative foundations of multilateral engagement and development - centric...

The AU’s Defining Moment: Why Africa Must Lead on Gaza Peace Efforts 

HORN REVIEW2025-05-31T10:56:46+00:00 The war in Gaza has evolved into one of the most severe humanitarian crises of our time. Civilians are paying the highest price as bombardments, hostilities, and blockades continue. What the moment demands is not silence or distant condemnation, but active, principled engagement. While attention...

Reshaping the Global Monetary Order: De-Dollarization, Euro Aspirations, and the BRICS Challenge

HORN REVIEW2025-05-26T09:28:25+00:00 Throughout decades of changing economic growth and global market turmoil, the dominance of the U.S. dollar has remained largely unshaken. The dollar is a currency that central banks and major financial institutions prefer to hold in their foreign exchange reserves because it is considered stable...

Gaza Relocation Plan: Strategic Disruption or Ethical Catastrophe?

HORN REVIEW2025-05-23T13:28:56+00:00 Reports that the Trump administration is developing a plan to relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya mark a potentially seismic shift in regional geopolitics - one fraught with ethical, legal, and security implications. While the U.S. State Department and National Security...

A New Game, New Rules: How Trump’s Riyadh Trip Reshaped the Middle East

HORN REVIEW2025-05-22T12:23:43+00:00 Donald Trump's 2017 visit to Riyadh was a turning point in U.S. policy toward the Middle East. Saudi excess anticipated it. Fighter jets escorted his plane, and Arab horses flanked his motorcade. Palace lunches were merely the beginning. But a meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa, a...

The United Nations at a Crossroads: Rethinking Its Role in a Changing World

HORN REVIEW2025-05-19T08:57:05+00:00 It has been 80 years since the establishment of the United Nations. It was created in the aftermath of World War II with the noble mission of "saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war." However, as the UN commemorates eight decades of existence, the...

Between Alliance and Ambivalence: Israel’s Place in Trump’s Middle East Strategy

HORN REVIEW2025-05-19T08:35:28+00:00 The American-Israeli alliance has always been distinguished by its dual character-rooted both in strategic interests and a unique special relationship. In the early years, particularly between the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the relationship oscillated between divergence and convergence. Eisenhower’s tenure (1953-56) was marked by skepticism...