Hafsa Arslan | Middle East Fellow Image sourced from Furkan Ceylan via Pexels . The Abraham Accords  have steadily transformed the Middle East through economic and diplomatic shifts, yet they remain a key factor behind regional fragmentation. The agreements, signed in 2020, established Israel’s diplomatic normalisation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan and were framed as a breakthrough for the region’s diplomatic evolution. However, in practice, the agreements...

Jesse Amoah | Africa Fellow Image sourced from Emma Eriksson via Unsplash . Africa is urbanising faster than any other region on earth. This growth carries enormous promise but also big risks, as more than 54 per cent  of the urban population lacks secure tenure, affordable housing or reliable basic services. Unless governments confront how land is owned, serviced and governed, rapid expansion will only deepen inequality and entrench informality. The problem is not how fast African cities...

Rebecca Kuiters | United States Fellow Image sourced from kgroovy via Flickr . Many Americans are tired of feeling like their votes do not matter. Be it the Electoral College tilting power toward smaller states or the stranglehold of the two-party system, disillusionment is everywhere. Too often, voters are forced to choose between ‘the lesser of two evils’ knowing that supporting a third party candidate risks handing victory to their least preferred option. This is not what highly effective...