“Caught in the Crossfire of Foreign Rivalries”: How did Sudan become a pawn in the hands of regional powers?
The war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is entering its fourth year amid sporadic escalations and periods of stalemate. Regional and international initiatives are making half-hearted efforts to end a conflict..
The border management fairytale
How the migration control dogma is used to maintain neocolonial rule and commodify human movements ‘Regular’ migration is the order of the day. Yet, Sofian Philip Naceur argues that the ‘border management’ notion is rooted in counterinsurgency and pacification tactics..
Ankara’s Discreet Armed Arm
SADAT, Syrian auxiliaries and Turkey’s delegated force INTRODUCTION Since the early 2010s, Turkey has not merely widened its military reach; it has changed the way it projects war. In Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Qatar, Somalia and, more recently, across several parts..
Hormuz in North Africa: The War for the Operators
Severe crises do not merely pass through economies. They rewrite their rules. On 28th February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz closed. Three and a half months later, on 17th June, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding..
Survivors of the war at the neo-colonial borders: Moroccan accounts on the roads of demise
Introduction: This article draws on the accounts of three Moroccan migrant survivors to explore some of the contemporary mechanisms that cause death at Europe’s borders. The survivors’ experiences serve as crucial empirical data for gaining insight into the impact and..
Has the Khartoum Era Come to an End?
The Impact of War on the Dynamics of Influence in Sudan Nearly a year has passed since the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) regained control of the country’s capital, Khartoum, yet the city remains haunted by pressing questions regarding its future..
Drones, Civilians and Law in North Africa and the Sahel
Drones, Civilians and Law in North Africa and the Sahel: The “Hunter-Killer” Mode as a Structural Driver of Civilian Casualties The admission came from a US Air Force general quoted by Gregoire Chamayou in his book A Theory of the..
From Forced Emigration to Defensive Naturalization: A Study of the Case of Tunisian Skilled Workers
Introduction Modern states may be divided into two categories: emigration states (countries of departure) and immigration states (host countries or countries of destination). This is particularly evident in the Mediterranean region, where long-standing colonial relations have transformed into tangible borders..
Silent Violence, Agrarian Dependency The Fight For Food Sovereignty in North Africa
In recent years, six conflict-affected countries — Yemen, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Iraq, and Palestine — have been among those accounting for the highest number of food-insecure populations in the world.1[1] But while war remains the main trigger for complex..
War in Sudan: Will the state model be usurped by militias?
About ten years ago, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein presented the Sudanese parliament with his ministry’s payroll report. However, his presentation was more than a ministerial performance statement; it reflected the performance of the state. He openly expressed..
Can China’s Bilateral Currency Swap Agreements Counter the IMF’s Hegemony in Africa?
Part 2: What Lessons for the Economic Sovereignty of Africa and Tunisia ? Abstract: In the first part of this article, we analyzed the monetary tool that is BCS currency swap agreements and attempted to critically assess their potential for..
Can China’s Bilateral Currency Swap Agreements Counter the IMF’s Hegemony in Africa?
Part 1 : Lessons for Better African Financial Diversification Economic research paper series, November 2025 Abstract This article analyzes the monetary instrument of bilateral currency swap agreements (BCS) and evaluates their potential for financial diversification. We examine the mechanisms of..