Opinion

Dr Al-Khidr Haroun Holding fast to hope and seeking comfort in optimism—especially when surrounded by setbacks, hardship and relentless death—is one of the necessities of life in a world that the Creator Himself described as one…

Dr Ahmed Abdelbagi A report issued by the clean energy think tank Ember projected that renewable energy would account for 52 per cent of Malaysia’s electricity mix—18 per cent below the national target—while gas would make up the…

Dr Al-Sadiq Ali Haj Al-Sheikh In a country whose soil conceals silent brilliance and awakens each day to unrealised promise, Sudan stands upon a wealth that resembles a dream when discovered, yet a source of anxiety when managed.…

Dr Inas Mohamed Ahmed International straits constitute strategic maritime corridors for global shipping. They are generally defined as narrow waterways connecting two parts of the high seas or exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Under…

Adel Al-Rifai Abu Al-Hassan Development is not simply about constructing roads, dams, factories, or farms. Before anything else, it is about building national capacity to manage, improve, and sustain those assets over time.…

Dr Ismail Sati Throughout the twentieth century, a particular model of national security dominated strategic thinking. It rested on a simple and direct assumption: a state is secure if it can defend its borders, deter…

By Muhannad Awad Mahmoud When the US dollar climbed beyond the 5,000-pound mark, I argued that the crisis was never simply one of currency speculators or foreign exchange traders. It was fundamentally a crisis of production,…

By Dr. Hassan Issa Al-Talib Farmers engaged in mechanized rain-fed agriculture in Gedaref State and neighboring areas are complaining about the exorbitant cost of diesel fuel needed to operate their machinery, with the price of a single…

Rashid Abdel Rahim The United States is a major power, not a country lacking the capacity to obtain the most precise and sensitive intelligence it seeks on nations and organisations worldwide. It possesses immense technological,…

Dr Mohammed Yousif Hassan While the terrorist militia's drones bombard the hospital and marketplaces of El Obeid, Massad Boulos stands before the United Nations Security Council in New York, criticising the Sudanese Government…