A NEW TREATY AMONG AFRICAN JUNTAS AMID DETERIORATING SECURITY

KN, More than three years after the first of Mali’s two military coups this decade and almost two years after the arrival of Wagner mercenaries, Mali’s security situation is worsening…

MILLIONS DISPLACED IN SUDAN AS THE PROSPECT OF ANOTHER GENOCIDE LOOMS LARGE

KN, Over one million refugees have now fled Sudan since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April, according to the…

DIFFERENCES AFFECT IRANIAN ‘AXIS OF RESISTANCE’ RESPONSE TO MIDEAST CRISIS

KN, The actions and responses of Iran’s “axis of resistance” to Israel’s war to remove one axis member, Hamas, from power reflect differing perceptions and calculations among Tehran and its…

IRAN AND NORTH KOREA DRAW CLOSER

KN, Iran and North Korea are strategic partners of long standing, based on their subjection to extensive U.S. economic sanctions and other U.S. policies designed to counter the threats the…

CHINA EMERGES AS A FORCE IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY

KN,  As China’s global profile has grown over the past few decades, so has its involvement in the Middle East. Until recently, the thrust of Beijing’s engagement in the region…