📌🇮🇹🇪🇹Can #Ethiopia be the linchpin of @GiorgiaMeloni 's #MatteiPlan in Eastern #Africa?

#Italy is betting big — but the risks may rival the opportunities.

My latest for @OrionPolicyIns :

orionpolicy.org/betting-on-a...

#Africa #EU #Geopolitics

📢 New #Issue Online!

👉 Focus on Understanding #GulfStates' foreign aid, dissecting narratives and politices of #EU #Geoeconomic turn, and more!

🔗 Read it here: shorturl.at/Pt4Ma

@fededonelli.bsky.social @yzdzakiyeh.bsky.social

📌 #Uganda to deploy 4–6k troops to #Somalia under a bilateral deal—another sign of growing "forum shopping" in #African #security

States are bypassing multilateral mandates for more flexible options

With @giuliolevorato.bsky.social 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Africa #IR #peacebuilding

📌Nearly 2 years into #Sudan’s #civil #war, Middle Eastern #actors continue to fuel the #conflict.

In my latest for
@theconversation.com, I explore how their interventions and interests impact the #battlefield & peace efforts—crucial for the #RedSea & beyond.

theconversation.com/middle-easte...

📌 France's withdrawal from Chad marks a turning point. As N'Djamena looks to #Russia, Turkey & #Hungary for new alliances, the regional balance is shifting. But Hungary’s role remains ambiguous—what does its growing involvement mean for Africa’s future?

🔎 Read more: orionpolicy.org/from-paris-t...

A very insightful workshop at University of Naples L'Orientale on #informality where yesterday I presented a paper w/t @fededonelli.bsky.social on policy approaches to #ConflictManagement from below. We brought the two novel cases of #Colombia Indigenous Guard 🇨🇴 and #Somalia Ma'awisley militias 🇸🇴

📌Is #Türkiye’s #Africa policy a sign of a #foreign policy shift?

In our latest #Geopolitics #open access #article, Brendon Cannon & I argue that #geopolitical #imagination & #national #role offer a deeper lens.

Read more on Türkiye’s role in the #Sahel!

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📌How do #SaudiArabia & the #UAE shape Sudan’s #political & #security landscape?

My #article with Abigail Kabandula explores their growing #influence using the #FBIC #index.

Read more on their #strategic maneuvers amid Sudan’s ongoing #war.

Pdf: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I8SF5...

🎙️ Just joined MICHAEL NWANKPA on the #Conflict & #Development in #Africa #podcast!

We discussed #Ethiopia-#Somalia relations, Ankara's declaration, and the role of regional & extra-regional #actors in the wider #redsea region.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4Kpw...

📌Big moves in #aerospace & #defense #industry!

Why did #Turkish giant Baykar, famed for #TB2 #drones, acquire Italy's Piaggio Aereospace? What’s the impact on the market?

I discussed this with Volker Pabst for NZZ!

nzz.ch/internationa...

📌Thrilled to share my analysis in the
#ISPI & #Atlantic Council dossier on #Egypt-#Turkiye relations!

I explore their impact on the #RedSea region—a key arena for #regional & #global #competition.

Discover the dossier👇

www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...

#Africa #security #Somalia

📌How are recent developments in #Syria reshaping #regional #dynamics?

My two cents for #ISPI on the implications for #Türkiye.

🔗 www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...

📌 Trump's return to the White House sparks big questions for #Africa.

How will #Trump 2.0 tackle climate change, #terrorism, & development? Will his past term shape new #policies or lead to #surprises?

My latest Orion Policy Institute’s commentary:
orionpolicy.org/trump-2-0-af...

#IR #Africa #US

📌Honored to deliver a lecture at Somali National University in #Mogadishu - the first by a visiting scholar since the civil war.

A historic moment, fostering cooperation with UniTrieste.

Here's to #resilience and #future collaboration!🇸🇴🇮🇹

#Somalia #Italy #EU

📌Happy to share my #OpenAccess article with
Altea Pericoli published by International Spectator

#Foreign #Aid, #Identities & #Interests: #Qatar & #UAE in #Sudan

How do #Gulf aid #strategies intertwine domestic, #regional & #global dynamics in Sudan's crises?

🖇️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📌Quoted in Sole24ore
by Alberto Magnani about the #Somaliland elections, and what Trump's victory could mean for the #Horn of #Africa!

#Somaliland #Geopolitics #Trump #USA

24plus.ilsole24ore.com/art/somalila...

📌Happy to share my first
Rabdan piece where I analyse #Ethiopia's quest for a #sea outlet & the implications of #MoU with #Somaliland

Key developments in the #RedSea that could shape future #geopolitics.

#Ethiopia #Somalia #Geopolitics #Africa

ra.ac.ae/en/research/...

📌Excited to share my latest #article, co-authored
Giulio Levorato

Published by the Journal #Intervention and #Statebuilding , it challenges simplistic views and urges dialogue for progress in #peacebuilding.

Enjoy reading! 👇

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....