Opinion

Dr Mohamed Yousif Hassan In politics, major negotiations are not announced loudly. They are preceded by small signals, whispered by states to one another before they are whispered to the world. After the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader…

Fouad Qabbani If Khartoum is the political heart of Sudan, then El Obeid is its economic heart — the very navel of the country, where roads converge, interests intersect, and commercial activity has flourished for centuries. The modern…

Nu’man Yousif Mohamed Sudan’s post-war phase can no longer afford to recycle old questions or replicate tools that have already demonstrated their limitations. The real challenge is not merely to restart what has ceased to function or to…

Dr Ammar Abkar Abdallah On 30 June 2026, Policy Paper No. 72 was published in Egypt as part of the IDSC Policy Perspective series under the title, “The Water Situation in Egypt, the Challenges of Climate Change, and Efforts to Enhance…

Dr Al-Haitham Al-Kindi Yousif Al-Hajla is a traditional children’s game. Our generation watched our sisters and their friends play it: one girl would jump, eyes closed, inside squares drawn on the ground, moving a small stone with her foot…

Dr Ahmed Abdelbagi Advantages of Solar Photovoltaic Power Purchase Agreements under the Malaysian Model Some of the principal advantages of solar photovoltaic Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) under the Malaysian model include the…

Adel Al-Rifai Abu Al-Hassan If the previous article examined how the state can turn adversity into opportunity through the conscious and intelligent management of the consequences of war, this article moves from managing outcomes to…

Mahjoub Fadl Badri Brazil offers an experience worth emulating in building a strong economy capable of providing a decent standard of living for a society made up of diverse cultures. Within a relatively short period, Brazil’s economy…

By Hisham Yousif Abdelrahman I found myself reflecting on the thesis published by Dr Mohamed Jalal Ahmed Hashim on his Facebook page on 3 July 2026, not because it provides definitive answers, but because it opens the door to a…

By Ramadan Ahmed While the world's attention is focused on the American-Israeli war against Iran, Israel's continuing military operations in Lebanon and Syria, the Russia–Ukraine war, and a succession of other international crises, the…