The historical lesson is obvious: follow North Korea's strategy to avoid the fate of Iraq and Libya.

More than 21 million Sudanese face acute food shortages, despite no shortage of arable land. With war in Iran sending the cost of fuel and fertiliser soaring, famines are now being declared

Cairo is feeling the impact of the war and fears that some longer-term consequences may be existential. Meanwhile, saviours are few and far between.

Algeria and Libya stand to gain from higher oil prices, but energy importers Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are desperate for the war to end

As the US-Iran war intensifies, it has drawn in non-state actors across the region. While Baghdad says it is not a party to the conflict, militias have stepped in on Tehran's side.

Powerful militias have usurped the state's authority by opening a war front to support Iran. At this critical juncture, Iraq needs statesmen willing to put the state first.

New fronts have opened up across the region in light of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as non-state actors with links to Tehran fear for their futures

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints