From Brotherhood to Rupture: Algeria Severs Ties With the UAE
On 10 September 2026, Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, summoned UAE Ambassador Yousef Saif Khamis Subaa Al-Ali, and gave him 48 hours to comply with the decision and leave the country. The following day, Algeria’s Defence Ministry confirmed that all UAE-registered civilian and…
Somaliland and the Middle Eastern Divide
The Horn of Africa has rapidly transitioned from a peripheral maritime flank into a primary battleground for Middle Eastern proxy competition. The core of this friction lies in a concerted attempt by specific actors to embed a structural divide within the region by weaponising Somaliland’s separatist ambitions. This strategy of fragmentation threatens to destabilise…
