How a Ship Lays Bare the True Face of Italy’s Far-Right
Immigration in Italy over the years
Traditionally, migration in Italy consisted of Italians moving from the south to the north in search of better jobs and living conditions.
Morocco and Turkey Are Seeking a Sustainable Partnership
Read: Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North AfricaAs two regional powers that share common security interests and concerns in the Maghreb, Morocco and Turkey are both engaged in the Libyan conflict and called on all parties to reach a ceasefire.
Apology and Acknowledgement: Algerians Recall France’s Colonial History
The fourth article of the law includes a paragraph stipulating that school programs should praise the positive role played by the French presence abroad, especially in North Africa.
Report on Sex Crimes by the Catholic Church Shocks France
But we are here talking about a small country with a population of 67 million, the size of the state of Texas, a country where one can drive from east to west and north to south in half a day or less.
“Pull Your Car Over!” Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
VIDEO: Why the Far-Right Is Rising GloballyThe postcolonial migration flows to the Netherlands from the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch Antilles, and Suriname, the labor migration from Turkey and North African countries, the arrival of refugees from Bosnia and the MENA region make it impossible to define Dutch identity with racial features.
Is This the Geopolitical Moment Africa Has Long Anticipated?
Prime examples include the competition between Nigeria and South Africa for unofficial leadership of pan-Africanism, the confrontation of Egypt and Ethiopia over control of the Nile River Valley, and long-simmering tensions pitting Algeria against Morocco in North Africa and Kenya against Tanzania in East Africa.
Crises in Morocco and Tunisia: Is This Really the End of Political Islam?
Deterministic vs Dynamic Politics
When the Arab Spring first began, starting in Tunisia in early 2011, it seemed that the fall of dictators and the rise of democracy was inevitable; also certain seemed the rise of Islamic parties, which has, indeed, registered substantial victories in various democratic elections throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Turkey-Somalia Relations: A Decade of Substantial Strategic Cooperation
The Somali diaspora, which was traditionally based in Europe and North America, is increasingly investing and relocating to Turkey, indicating deep-rooted, people-to-people good relations between the two nations – another aspect of the efficacy of Turkish cultural diplomacy towards Africa.
Five Prominent Challenges for the Taliban
The majority of the commanders of the Northern Alliance (officially the United Islamic National Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan), including Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, Atta Mohammad Noor, and Hazara leaders have fought heavily against the Taliban.
On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?
On January 29, 2002, North Korea was also added to Washington’s so-called ‘axes of evil’.
Chad’s Withdrawal of Half of Its Soldiers from G5 Sahel: Will it Have Implications?
The country is battling domestic instability after the offensive launched by the Chadian rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), on 11 April 2021 - the same day as the country’s presidential election - in the northern Chad led to the death of the incumbent President, Idriss Déby who seized power in 1990 in a coup that overthrew President Hissene Habré, for whom he had served as head of the army.
Morocco-Algeria: Looming Conflict
Read: Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North AfricaAlthough it is still not known if he did so with the approval of the Moroccan authorities, from Raba, Lapid criticized the “rapprochement with Iran” thus expressing the opposition of the Rabat-Tel Aviv axis to the supposed Algiers-Tehran axis.
Liberation Legitimacy: How Far Does It Count?
Another example where national liberation groups have succeeded in moving to governance is Sinn Féin in North Ireland, where the political group is now part of the country’s political system.
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
Thus, Russia is turning to countries in Africa with which it had close ties during the Soviet period, especially in North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and has already signed economic and military agreements with Egypt, Algeria, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and the Central African Republic.
Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”
Additionally, the Biden administration’s tepid response to the Tunisian president’s power grab last month tells us that even if the North African country becomes more authoritarian, the US leadership will in all probability still accommodate Kais Saied.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
The Turkish UAVs have made their impact on North African skies several years ago through exports and the Libyan civil war.
The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics
VIDEO: Canal Istanbul’s geopolitical importanceMoving a little further east, the Strait of Hormuz plays a particular role in the oil trade and in the geopolitical dynamics between Iran on the northern coast and the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman, on the southern coast.
Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
Read: Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North AfricaSeveral thousand Tunisians fought for jihadist groups in the Middle East or Libya between 2011 and 2016.
China in the Balkans: More than Infrastructure Projects
Not so long ago, China, through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has expended its partnership with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
Read: What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
Since the early 2000s, China has served as a convenient boogeyman, with the alleged “Chinese threat” being a constant feature of their campaigns.
