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A Creaky Floor for U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

Global UpfrontJun 16, 2026June 16, 20260

The memorandum of understanding announced by the United States and Iran on 14 June is a positive, albeit preliminary and precarious, development. Coming more than

The President’s Psychologically Punishing Jokes & Saraki’s Queer Robbery Charge

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2026April 19, 20260

By Festus Adedayo I have severally confessed my love for the South African literature. I fell in love with it early in life while gobbling

A Hormuz Initiative To Protect Global Food Security – ICG, Global Leaders

Global UpfrontMar 30, 2026March 30, 20260

In response to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began 28 February, Iran staged a string of attacks on vessels off its southern coast that has sharply

Finding An Off-ramp In The Middle East War – ICG

Global UpfrontMar 17, 2026March 17, 20260

At the end of February, the U.S. and Israel launched a sweeping, reckless and almost certainly lawless military campaign against Iran, spawning a growing crisis

Conflict And Consequences: The Global Impact Of The New Middle East War

Global UpfrontMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

From the moment that the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on 28 February, it was clear that the new war in the Middle East

South Africa’s G20 Juggling Act

Global UpfrontNov 20, 2025November 20, 20250

The G20 summit in South Africa had been billed as an opportunity for the country to showcase its claim to be a continental leader. But

After El Fasher: Ending Sudan’s Atrocious War

Global UpfrontNov 15, 2025November 15, 20251

Sudan’s ugly civil war, already marked by famine and atrocities, has reached a new low. On 26 October, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran

Why is President Trump Threatening a Humanitarian Intervention in Nigeria?

Global UpfrontNov 8, 2025November 8, 20251

What happened? Relations between the United States and Nigeria have soured swiftly and dramatically, as U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies on the political

The Twilight Of International Peacemaking Institutions?

Global UpfrontJul 24, 2025July 24, 20250

These are hard times for formal international institutions. The post-Cold War period saw the rapid expansion of multilateral organisations in numerous policy domains, not least

DR Congo-Rwanda Deal: Now Comes the Hard Part

Global UpfrontJul 4, 2025July 4, 20250

What’s new? Foreign ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a peace agreement at the White House on 27 June. The