Policy Outlook
Addis Ababa on the Brink: Is Ethiopia’s Democratic Transition in Jeopardy?
The persistent violence casts doubt on Ethiopia’s democratic transition and whether the recently-postponed federal elections will be peaceful and credible.
Ethiopia’s transition that started in...
Russia’s Policy in Libya from 2011 Onwards
This paper examines Russia’s strategy towards Libya post-2011. Russia has arguably been filling the vacuum left by NATO to further its interests regardless of...
Srebrenica: Historical Predicaments and Emerging Perspectives
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The Srebrenica Genocide exposes the profound strategic paradox of the post-WWII international order, where the United Nations' mandate to...
‘Tired of Begging’: Developments in the Nile Dam Dispute
This policy outlook notes that an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be transformative not only for Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan...
Democracy Between Social Media, Political Polarisation, and Disinformation
This policy outlook revisits the nature of the relationship between social media, political polarisation, and disinformation, in the context of this nexus for public...
The US-China Competition: Emerging Tensions?
This policy outlook explores the main dynamics of great power competition between the US and China and aims at outlining how this situation might...
Covid-19 in Iraq: Is the Worst Yet to Come?
This policy outlook examines the measures taken by the Iraqi authorities to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the challenges that the country faces...
Egypt’s Role in Libya
This policy outlook examines Egypt’s role in Libya. Cairo’s various interests in Libya are assessed and used to explain Egypt’s policy in Libya and...
The Lasting Appeal of Turkish Entertainment
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The rapid internationalisation of the Turkish entertainment industry has evolved into a formidable instrument of value-based public diplomacy, triggering...
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Türkiye in Focus
31 August – 4 September 2026 Edition Edition
