Tag Archives: war

  What disruption  at Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea could mean for the world economy   COMMENT | FLAVIO MACAU | If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli media Channel 12 on Sunday that the United States is engaged in “deep” negotiations with Iran to secure a ceasefire, while stressing that Washington will not “leave in the middle” of the conflict. Trump said his administration is maintaining contacts …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Despite its verbal boasts of victory and so-called weapons superiority, the United States has struggled to achieve decisive results in its ongoing conflict with Iran as the regional war approaches the one-month mark. Analysts say that while Washington retains a clear edge in firepower, a …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States has sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, via Pakistan, in an attempt to end the war with Iran, now in its fourth week, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified officials. The Trump administration is eager to “find an off-ramp …

The Straight of Hormuz is subject to sovereign laws of Iran and Oman but under international law, it is also an international waterway   COMMENT | NATALIE KLEIN | The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow body of water adjacent to Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf to the …

How Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and graves   COMMENT | ROSE MIYONGA | Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under British colonial rule, escalated into …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is sending shockwaves across the globe and affecting multiple sectors. As attacks between the warring sides continue, shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital global transport chokepoint, has been heavily disrupted. Beyond the energy …

    The coming costs of America’s new war on its competition with China, its allies in the region and the world economy   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  I wrote in this column on December 19th last year, praising Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy. In it, the US president …

U.S. and Israeli military officials are talking as often as 4,000 to 5,000 times a day, divvying up targets across Iran NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | For the U.S. military, going into combat alongside allies is nothing new. For Israel, it’s a novelty. But military leaders in both countries are …

Rising oil prices, disrupted air travel, and a shift in Sudan’s conflict COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The US–Israeli war against Iran may be unfolding thousands of kilometres away, but its consequences are already being felt far beyond the Middle East. For East Africa’s fast-growing economies—Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania—the …