The 7th of October was a turning point for Israel and Palestine. Since then, the conflict has decisively worsened. Considering the difficult situation and the need for intermediation, Egypt and Jordan emerged as the most important regional actors to mediate between the two factions. This is a role carved out
The Kenyan parliament has approved a contentious government plan to send roughly 1,000 police personnel to Haiti to curb gang violence. After a heated debate, the ruling party used its majority to support the administration, despite the opposition MPs’ condemnation of the decision. About 300 gangs are operating in Haiti,
After 60 activists were murdered within its borders, Colombia has been named the deadliest nation for environmental defenders. According to international N.G.O. Global Witness, relatively few murderers of environmental activists are ever brought to justice, and the organization claims that murderers’ impunity is provoking new acts of violence. Incidents of
The war in Ukraine has led to a range of damages to people, infrastructure and the rich Ukrainian cultural heritage. The situation related to the status of cultural heritage is monitored by UNESCO, with Ukraine becoming a party to the World Heritage Convention on October 12, 1988. As of 2023,
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is worsening quickly once again. International actors, in particular the E.U., have attempted to reach an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, who have been in a low- to high-intensity conflict over the region for years. Indeed, a day after Armenia re-iterated its need for mediation on
Early in 2022, Sri Lanka’s inflation shot through the roof as its foreign reserves depleted, supplies of food, medicine, and fuel ran low and resulted in power outages that lasted up to 13 hours for residents. This led to the biggest economic crisis the nation had experienced since independence. Many
Venezuela, a country in the northern part of South America, has suffered long periods of economic, social and political difficulties. Due to its political instability and authoritarian regime, Venezuela has been under U.S. sanctions for over fifteen years, and these measures, according to many observers, have caused the country’s economic
Sudan is a Northeast African country that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1956. Once independent, Sudan became a democratic parliamentary republic. However, the country soon became a state of violence and coups d’état. Indeed, Omar al-Bashir, who oversaw Sudan’s 30-year military dictatorship from 1989 to 2019, was accused
Eritrea is an African country occupying a strategically important area in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The nation gained independence in 1993 after a 30-year war, but its political and social situation has been turbulent for several years. On March 6th, a U.N. Human Rights
Burkina Faso is a Western African country which gained independence from France in 1960. Burkina Faso means “Land of Upright Men”. The name of the country goes back to Thomas Sankara, who only governed for 4 years, from 1983 to 1987, but deeply marked the identity of the African country,
The Democratic Republic of Congo, a Central African Country, has suffered a long history of foreign conquest and domestic conflicts. Since its independence from Belgium in 1960, D.R.C. has experienced repeated waves of civil wars, often with foreign intrusion. The D.R.C. is currently in the midst of a civil war
