State Violence and the Erasure of the Other during the French colonisation of Algeria and the colonisation of Libya by Italy
Contemporary history is marked by recurring forms of state violence, perpetrated in the name of sovereignty, security, or progress. Such violence, often legitimized through discourses of order or exceptional legal frameworks, takes multiple forms – military occupation, mass repression, ethnic cleansing, and genocide – yet all share a common logic: the elimination or neutralization of […]
United Arab Emirates and Sudan: How a Small Country Fuels a Large War?
From the outset of the war in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the United Arab Emirates chose its side. Seeking to counter a Sudanese army influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood, they support the RSF, with whom they had previously established military-financial ties. This Emirati support is part of their broader regional strategy to combat Islamist movements. After two years of war, their military and financial partnership not only persists but is expanding. In response, the Sudanese army has adopted a strategy aimed at accusing the UAE on the international stage and disrupting the flow of supplies coming from the country. On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa (Hemedti), the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, as well as seven companies based in the United Arab Emirates that conduct business with the RSF. These sanctions underscore the role the UAE is playing in the Sudanese conflict.
Gen Z 212 : Morocco’s Social Discontent and a Post–Arab Spring Generational Reconfiguration
A youth in motion, a Morocco in transition A decade after the Arab Spring, Morocco is witnessing a new form of social contestation. This time, the catalyst is not a revolutionary spark, but the slow accumulation of frustrations among a digitally connected generation that faces rising costs of living, deteriorating public services, and persistent unemployment. […]
The Sharm el-Sheikh summit: was it more than a Trumpian showbiz?
Apart from its grandiose display, the Sharm el-Sheikh summit produced several far-reaching outcomes. Chief among them, as Israel faced growing international isolation, the summit reinforced its regional standing. After October 7, Israel sought not only to remake Gaza but also to reshape the broader Middle Eastern order by force; through the summit, it tried to use the ceasefire to consolidate these gains. Meanwhile, other regional powers are either losing grounds, normalizing, or challenging the new order. Amid these shifting dynamics stands one country uncertain about how to navigate the emerging landscape: Iraq.
Egypt: Between the Memory of Power and the Diplomacy of Survival
On September 15, 2025, an emergency Arab-Islamic summit convened in Doha in response to the Israeli airstrikes on Qatari territory that had taken place six days earlier. Gathering fifty-seven member states of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the meeting was marked by an unexpectedly fiery speech from Egyptian President Abdel […]