The Horn of Africa (HOA) and Red Sea region, situated along one of the world’s most critical maritime routes and chokepoints, holds an outsized geopolitical
As of mid-September, the Houthis, after capturing Mokha, the Hanish Islands, and Mayun, hold physical control over the approaches to Bab el-Mandeb, the chokepoint through
Following the intensification of the Israeli-US military campaign against Iran’s nuclear program in spring 2025, the region stretching from the Gulf to the Mediterranean has
Our Senior Fellow Federico Donelli joined BBC News, Focus on Africa, to discuss the recent visit of the Israeli President Herzog to Addis Ababa and,
Federico Donelli, University of Trieste The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is
The Red Sea has shifted from a central shipping lane to a strategically important area linking Africa, Arabia, the Indo-Pacific, and global powers. The distinction
We’re excited to announce that our Senior Fellow Federico Donelli’s book, Power Competition in the Red Sea: Testing the Post-Liberal International Order, is being published
Our Non-Resident Fellow Federico Donelli published on The Conversation Africa about the role of Middle Eastern monarchies powers in Sudan, exploring how their interventions, interests,
Our Non-Resident Fellow Federico Donelli has joined Flavia Dell’Ertole on IL MONDO to explore the latest developments in the Horn of Africa, analyzing the growing
At the end of August, Egypt began sending equipment, ammunition and a small number of soldiers to Somalia, with the aim of reaching ten thousand
