Since the start of the Hamas-Israeli war last October, the Houthis – the Zaydi Shia armed group belonging that controls northern Yemen – has emerged
Orion Policy Institute hosted a live Webinar on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM (EST) on Security Challenges in Africa: Coups, Terrorism, and External Interventions. The conversation covered counter-terrorism and political instability in the Sahel and beyond; external actors expanding their footprint in African internal conflicts, West African coup contagion, Wagner, and the relation between politics and banditry root causes; current government offensive against al-Shabaab and the role of foreign actors; broader ideological developments of IS/AQ/jihadism in Africa in the continent’s evolving political landscape, and more.
Al-Shabaab’s resurgence in the past year is evidenced by the group’s continued attacks on targets ranging from tourists and government officials at beachside hotels, to
In this Orion Talks conversation, Dr. Colin Clarke discusses the implications of the killing of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder and leader of the Wagner Group, for the
In this episode of Orion Talks, host Suat Cubukcu engages in a thought-provoking conversation with special guest Dr. Elena Pokalova, a Professor at the College of
On May 21, Sudan’s warring parties – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
In this episode of OrionTalks, Broderick McDonald and Guy Fiennes join host Suat Cubukcu to discuss the Wagner Group’s expanding relations in the Sahel region
The “rise of China” in the past three decades has seen the country’s influence increase in virtually all corners of the world. While China’s geopolitical
In this edition of OrionTalks, Dr. Chiara Redaelli, a Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy, joins host Suat Cubukcu to discuss the current armed conflict in Sudan
The Nigerian presidential election took place on February 25, and, consistent with prior elections in the country; it did not go smoothly. The winner was
