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Egypte: Le pays sous pression - Un fragile jeu d'équilibriste entre Gaza et Trump
En 2019, le président américain Donald Trump avait décrit le président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi comme son « dictateur préféré », mais leurs relations sont complexes. Le retour de Trump à la Maison Blanche pour un second mandat a suscité des inquiétudes au Caire. En janvier 2025, Trump a proposé une solution à la guerre entre Israël et le Hamas à Gaza consistant à déplacer de force les Palestiniens vers l'Égypte et la Jordanie.
L'Égypte sous pression : un fragile jeu d'équilibriste entre Gaza et Trump
En 2019, le président américain Donald Trump avait décrit le président égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sissi comme son « dictateur préféré », mais leurs relations sont complexes. Le retour de Trump à la Maison Blanche pour un second mandat a suscité des inquiétudes au Caire. En janvier 2025, Trump a proposé une solution à la guerre entre Israël et le Hamas à Gaza consistant à déplacer de force les Palestiniens vers l'Égypte et la Jordanie.
Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump
US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed a resolution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza: forcibly relocating Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. Trump simultaneously threatened to withdraw US aid if these countries didn’t comply with the proposal.
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE - defenceWeb
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting - what’s in it for the UAE
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. May Darwich, who has studied the alliances that countries in the Middle East form in the Horn of Africa provides insights on the situation. The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023.
Sudan Is Burning: Here’s Why
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
How The UAE is Harvesting Benefits of its Presence in Sudan
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting. UAE is the most interested
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
Swiftly moving on from the presidential debate
Real damage was inflicted on Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, as the words of one of America’s most influential and popular female figures filtered across the screens of millions of young voters. Yes, Kamala Harris had a good debate, but it’s what happened a mere minutes after the mics went silent that may have a more lasting impression. That’s when Taylor Swift stepped – and spoke – up.
Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE Original
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
TheConversation.com: Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition. Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money.
Forward to the Past? Regional Repercussions of the Gaza War
The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's ensuing war on Gaza mark the end of the long decade following the Arab uprisings in the Middle East. While there is broad consensus that the conflict represents a break with the regional dynamics of the last decade, the nature of this change is the subject of debate among scholars, practitioners, and policy makers.
Displaced by violent conflict: the world’s most neglected crises are in Africa – six essential reads
The Norwegian Refugee Council recently released a report highlighting the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world. Nine of the 10 countries are in Africa – the only non-African country on the list is Honduras in central America. Neglect, according to the council, is characterised by a lack of media coverage, inadequate humanitarian funding and insufficient international political attention. The report covers those forced to flee their homes.
ANALYSIS | Sudan: The longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
Sudan’s bumpy transition to democracy has come to a complete halt. The country now faces the worst conflict in its history as a full-blown civil war – with external entanglements – looms, writes May Darwich. The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule.
Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule. The country has been ruled by the military for most of its independence since 1956. But Sudan’s bumpy transition to democracy has come to a complete halt. The country now faces the worst conflict in its history as a full-blown civil war – with external entanglements – looms.
What happens in Sudan won’t stay in Sudan
This war features two generals: the army is led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF is led by Mohamad Hamdan Daglo (aka Hemedti). Not long ago, these generals were allies. IN 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act that triggered unprecedent waves of protests in the Arab World toppling dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Theses waves initially seemed ushering change toward a democratic order in a region that has endured robust authoritarianism.
Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule. The country has been ruled by the military for most of its independence since 1956. But Sudan’s bumpy transition to democracy has come to a complete halt. The country now faces the worst conflict in its history as a full-blown civil war – with external entanglements – looms.
What happens in Sudan won’t stay in Sudan
In 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act that triggered unprecedent waves of protests in the Arab World toppling dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Theses waves initially seemed ushering change toward a democratic order in a region that has endured robust authoritarianism.
What happens in Sudan won’t stay in Sudan
In 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act that triggered unprecedented waves of protests in the Arab World, toppling dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Theses waves initially seemed ushering change toward a democratic order in a region that has endured robust authoritarianism.
What happens in Sudan won't stay in Sudan
Posted On: 2023-04-27 Posted By: MAY DARWICH Health & Lifestyle Education Real Estate & Construction International The East African Newspapers Nairobi, April 27 -- In 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act that triggered unprecedented waves of protests in the Arab World, toppling dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Theses waves initially seemed ushering change toward a democratic order in a region that has endured robust authoritarianism.
Somalia: The Making of a Global Port, and the Unmaking of a People
Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera's dockworkers finally met their match? Somaliland's dockworkers have been part of the unique fabric of the breakaway republic - and the broader Horn of Africa region - for centuries.
The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people
Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera’s dockworkers finally met their match? Somaliland’s dockworkers have been part of the unique fabric of the breakaway republic – and the broader Horn of Africa region – for centuries.
Nasir M. Ali, Jutta Bakonyi & May Darwich
EconomySomalilandTop story The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera’s dockworkers finally met their match? Somaliland’s dockworkers have been part of the unique fabric of ...
Puntland State Port Is Getting A Revamp
Maritime Logistics Professional Jutta Bakonyi, May Darwich The port city of Bosaso, located at the north-eastern corner of Somalia, provides a striking example of the interlinkage between security and infrastructure. The city benefited from the civil war that ravaged the southern parts of Somalia in the 1990s and 2000s. It developed into a booming trade center. But increased violence in Bosaso has negatively affected international trade in the last decade.
Somalia: Puntland state port is getting a revamp - this is key to its future
The port city of Bosaso, located at the north-eastern corner of Somalia, provides a striking example of the interlinkage between security and infrastructure. The city benefited from the civil war that ravaged the southern parts of Somalia in the 1990s and 2000s. It developed into a booming trade centre. But increased violence in Bosaso has negatively affected international trade in the last decade.
Waiting for Ethiopia: Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland’s hopes for trade
By May Darwich, University of Birmingham and Jutta Bakonyi, Durham University Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden – one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Only a few years ago, Berbera port was a dilapidated runway, originally built by the British empire, and then modernised first by the Soviet Union and later the US.
Somalia: Waiting for Ethiopia - Berbera Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland's Hopes for Trade
Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden - one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Only a few years ago, Berbera port was a dilapidated runway, originally built by the British empire, and then modernised first by the Soviet Union and later the US.
Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland's hopes for trade
Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden – one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Only a few years ago, Berbera port was a dilapidated runway, originally built by the British empire, and then modernised first by the Soviet Union and later the US.
How International Relations, an ‘American’ Discipline, Is Taught in the Arab World
Opinion, Curriculum, Faculty, Students, Teaching Bassel Salloukh, May Darwich, Morten Valbjørn / 23 Mar 2021 23 Mar 2021 How International Relations, an ‘American’ Discipline, Is Taught in the Arab World Scholars discussed how to teach international relations in the Middle East at a 2019 workshop organized by the Arab Political Science Network and the Lebanese American University. A series of essays now explores the issue in more depth (Photo: courtesy of APSN).
Alliance politics in the post-2011 Middle East: Advancing theoretical and empirical perspectives
Alliances in the post-2011 Middle East are characterized by anomalous shifts and upsurge of new actors leading to theoretical and empirical puzzles. This article argues that unravelling these patterns requires grappling with in-depth knowledge of regional politics and a serious engagement with the broader IR literature. Through this dual exploration, the article explores how the literature on alliance cohesion within IR could inform anomalous alliance dynamics in the post-2011 regional order.
Threats and Alliances in the Middle East
Examining differing perceptions of threats and the subsequent alliance choices of two Arab states, Saudi Arabia and Syria, during three pivotal wars in the region: the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), the Lebanon War (2006), and the Gaza War (2009), May Darwich analyses how ideational and material forces influence leaders' perceptions in the Middle East, and their broader international relationships.
IR in the Middle East: Foreign policy analysis in theoretical approaches
Research on international relations of the Middle East (IRME) has suffered from a schism between International Relations (IR) theory and regional particularities. To address this, scholars have offered corrective accounts by adding domestic factors to IR structural approaches. Studies on IRME thus reflect the turn to decision-making and domestic politics that has recently occurred. This article develops a critical analysis of the domestic politics orientation in IRME.
Why Yemen Suffers in Silence
Children are starving to death in Yemen. The NGO Save the Children has estimated that in 2017, more than 50,000 children died from cholera and famine caused by Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign and naval blockade against the country. A further 8 million Yemenis are near starvation. What Saudi Arabia is Doing in Yemen Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has sought to bolster its power and authority in the Middle East, and in the Arabian Peninsula in particular.
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