
Poland was one of the countries warning the Western world about growing Russian imperialism. They supported the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004, Georgia in 2008 during Russia’s attack, and later Ukraine again in 2014 during the annexation of Crimea and the onset of hybrid war in Donbas. However, it was the events that took
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Five years ago, Cameroon organized a major national dialogue to resolve the country’s Anglophone crisis – an armed conflict that killed hundreds, displaced thousands, involved sexual violence against women, and forced many children to leave school. The dialogue brought together thousands of Cameroonians to chart a path towards lasting peace. However, the lack of social cohesion, as well as inadequate inclusion and trust-building measures
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The United Nations efforts to mobilize regional and global support for a concerted international approach to the crisis in Afghanistan face significant challenges. A constellation of factors situated at the domestic, regional and global levels of analysis severely shrink the prospects for effective joint action to break the current impasse in Afghanistan. In March 2023,
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Israel’s recent attack on Iran was a militarily impressive feat. While much about the mission will remain secret for many years, some information is trickling out which permits an evaluation of what was accomplished, how it was done and, most importantly, what it means. Based on open sources, here is our conjecture. It must be
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