International Affairs

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita speaks during a visit by Israeli envoys to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020. Picture taken December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Shereen Talaat

Israel, Africa, and Libya: Morocco’s foreign policy trump cards

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

After the announcement the evening before by the President of the Republic Kais Saied is freezing the activities of the assembly and the dismissal of the head of government and its members, Rached Ghannouchi, president of the assembly and the Islamist Ennahdha party, went to the assembly with some deputies, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Monday 3 a.m. July 26, 2021. They found themselves in front of a closed gate and an assembly held by the military who denied him access to parliament. He then established a sitin in front of the gates of the assembly and called on his supporters to join him in regaining power. Photo by Nicolas Fauque/Images De Tunisie/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kais Saied’s power grab in Tunisia

Monday, July 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Scientists return a vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise on the verge of extinction, into the ocean as part of a conservation project, in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico October 18, 2017. Semarnat/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

A porpoise to serve: Rescuing the vaquita and the US-Mexico relationship

Kristin Nowell and Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, July 26, 2021

On the day of 'World Refugee Day,' people across Europe commemorate the 44,000+ victims who died on European borders in the past years. On the beach of Scheveningen, in The Hague, a pop-up memorial monument was placed close to the sea to pay the last respect to the victims. The memorial monument consisted of 44,000 memorial signs out of wood sticking out of the sand on the beach with the names of the victims written on them. (Photo by /Sipa USA)

The 1951 Refugee Convention is falling short of its mission. Could the Global Compact on Refugees help?

Monday, July 26, 2021

This camp is managed by both the state and humanitarian organizations, and the displaced people have found a more normal life here than elsewhere / The UNHCR official makes the children repeat certain phrases.The region of Cabo Delgado, in the northeast of Mozambique, has been experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian drama for the past 4 years. Al-Shabab jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State since 2019 are wreaking havoc there. This armed group terrorizes the different ethnic groups while carrying out coordinated and simultaneous attacks against public institutions. To date, more than 2,800 people have been killed.In Pemba, the capital of the region and a former tourist town, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate. The town's population has doubled. The displaced are piling up on the beaches or waiting in buildings requisitioned by the state before being rehoused.Camps are multiplying throughout the region. The inhabitants are totally dependent on humanitarian aid. The conditions are precarious, between insecurity, extreme poverty and the beginning of famine.Where: Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, MozambiqueWhen: 28 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Huby/Le Pictorium/Cover Images

Events of last six months show fragile countries must remain priority for the US and its allies

Alexandre Marc and Bruce Jones

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

A photo shows a five-ring Olympic emblem in front of National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo on May 30, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

The many narratives of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Mireya Solís and Laura McGhee

Monday, July 19, 2021

President John F. Kennedy greets Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, upon the Prime Minister's arrival at the White House for a ceremony in his honor. Source: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Kennedy, Cuba, and the “War of the Sands”

Monday, July 19, 2021

Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh, 44, stands amid his installation "The Muted Demonstration" outside a Koblenz court during the first trial against suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, in Koblenz, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

How Western policymakers can engage the new Arab diasporas

Noha Aboueldahab

Friday, July 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A coast guard ship sails at the Port of Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan voters should look before they leap on pork referendum

Monday, July 12, 2021

Close-up of an electronic circuit board

Transnational governance of natural resources for the 21st century

Wednesday, July 7, 2021