Tamsin Hunt examines developments in conflict hotspots in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, assessing prospects for peace, and the potential regional repercussions of drawn-out instability.
Despite the UN, state authorities, and non-governmental organisations’ repeated calls for better protection of aid workers, attacks on them have been increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, writes Saif Islam.
The recent rise in global food prices, driven by several factors ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to climate shocks, could become a catalyst for increased political instability and civil unrest, writes Darren Davids.
Despite the overthrow of long-serving president Omar Al Bashir in April, protesters continue to call for the Military Transitional Council to hand over power to a civilian administration. With negotiations faltering on several occasions, it appears that Sudan is on the brink of a political crisis for the second time this year. The road to stability…