March 2026

Persian Gulf escalation and its implications for Sudan This issue reflects on Read the full report.

By Bakry Eljak Elmedni Bakry Eljack Elmedni is Professor of Policy at Long Island University Brooklyn and Spokesperson for the Civil and Democratic Alliance “Somoud” As we approach the third-year anniversary of the war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted in Khartoum on April 15, 2023, there

By Michelle D’Arcy As we near three years of war in Sudan, there seems to be increasing international momentum and efforts to resolve the conflict. The attempts of the US-led Quad, the newly formed Quintet and the upcoming Sudan conference in Berlin have brought hope to many Sudanese who are tired of this war and

The collapse of Syria’s state-sponsored Captagon industry following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 triggered a geographic redistribution of synthetic drug production into conflict-affected environments with weak governance. This shift is unfolding amid a broader global expansion of synthetic drug markets, where record levels of supply and demand—including the emergence of new