The Renaissance Dam after the Security Council

Summer 2021 / Essays

Egypt and Sudan continue to insist on a tripartite agreement to manage Ethiopia’s contentious plan to execute its Renaissance dam on the Nile.

Summers of Strife: From Libya to Ethiopia

Spring 2021 / Midan

Ethiopia’s obstinance puts the region at a sensitive crossroads again

Water Rivalry on the Nile

April 14, 2020 / Tahrir Forum

In an effort to overcome competition over water resources, Nile Basin countries can collaborate in harvesting more rainfall and increase Nile flow to maximize benefit sharing to reach a win-win solution.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE look to Africa

December 13, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

By mediating conflicts and combining their assets in the Horn of Africa, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are slowly cementing an arc of political influence across the region.

Patrons of Peace and Conflict

Fall 2018 / Essays

In Northeast Africa today, Middle Eastern states vie for influence, and African governments accede—with conditions

Nile Basin: Toward a New Era of Regional Cooperation

April 30, 2018 / Global Forum

Nile Basin countries must establish a wider cooperative framework to achieve efficient transboundary cooperation.

Arabs Rising to the Occasion?

March 10, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

Former secretary general of the League of Arab States, Amre Moussa, offers eight recommendations for establishing a new regional order that would see Arab countries end instability and regain control of their futures.