Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
With Sudan’s warring parties preparing for a showdown in Darfur’s Al-Fasher, the specter of genocidal violence looms over the region once again. Will the international community respond?
In recent years, several of the Middle East conflicts that raged in the previous decade have simmered down. But with the potential for relapse high, what can be done to prevent it?
Once embroiled in a competition for external influence in Libya, Türkiye is now adopting an inclusive approach that engages more of Libya’s rival actors.
As a military coup in Niger threatens to destabilize its surrounding regions, the prospect of foreign military intervention only risks a larger catastrophe.