Commentaries
War against Iran: The Birth of a Genuine Geopolitical EU?
Ignoring inconvenient facts, such as the responsibility of the US and Israel for triggering the war in Iran on 28 February, has a significant impact on the role that Europe […]
Africa
Publications
Not One War but Three Wars in the Middle East
From a strategic perspective, the currently labelled “Iran War” is in fact three distinct wars, inter-connected no doubt, but with distinct aims and characteristics. These are: the US war on […]
Commentaries
War on Iran: Tactical Success, Strategic Risk?
Today Turkey, not Iran, is Israel’s main strategic rival. If we agree on this, as strategists, the brilliance of the spectacular tactical display of military might, intelligence, and technology in […]
Commentaries
Is South Sudan Heading Towards Another Civil War?
South Sudan’s brief appearances in the international spotlight in 2024, from its basketball team’s performance at the Paris Olympics to the further postponement of presidential elections to December 2026, have […]
Beyond the Jihadist Label: Understanding the ADF’s Multilayered Violence
Abstract This report argues that violence attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo cannot be understood through a single lens, such as jihadism, but […]
External publications
Bénin : le coup d’État qui dit tout haut ce que la région murmure
La tentative de renversement à Cotonou n’est pas qu’un accident interne. Elle s’inscrit dans une dynamique plus large : la projection d’influence du Sahel vers les États côtiers, sur fond […]