FinPol Digest

  Sudan is teetering on the edge of collapse, with the UN human rights chief Volker Turk issuing a chilling warning about the country’s worsening crisis . Presenting his annual report at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, Turk described Sudan as a "humanitarian catastrophe," adding that it is a powder keg ready to explode. The world cannot afford to turn a blind eye as the risk of atrocity crimes, famine, and mass displacement intensifies. Immediate global action is not just necessary — it is a moral imperative. Famine has already struck five regions, including the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. The World Food Program has been forced to suspend its operations due to relentless fighting, leaving thousands of vulnerable individuals without essential food supplies. The humanitarian crisis is spiraling out of control, with starvation threatening to claim even more lives. Without urgent intervention, these areas will become death traps for those already suffe...

  The creation of a Russian naval base at Port Sudan creates multiple effects regarding worldwide energy security guidelines . This strategic position in the Red Sea gives Russia the opportunity to possess exceptional influence over the world's primary maritime bottlenecks through which numerous oil and natural gas shipments cross. Energy exports originating from the Middle East use the Red Sea as a vital transportation route that reaches European and Asian markets and other destinations. The disruption of this vital transit route would trigger substantial price changes and transportation network disruptions in worldwide energy markets. The deployment of Russian military forces at Port Sudan gives Moscow the potential to regulate vital resource flows between Middle Eastern countries and world markets thereby enhancing Russian leadership in the global energy sector. Through historical precedent Russia has used its energy resources to gain geopolitical power. Russia could establish i...

  Ahmed al-Sharaa popularly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani has recently assumed a leadership role in Syria and this development has triggered a crest of congratulatory messages from different world’s terrorist groups. Al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which used to have the connection with the al-Qaeda, removed Bashar al-Assad’s rule, that changed the political cadre of Syria. Among those who congratulated Bin Laden first was al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). What AQAP issued in its official channels was a statement that highlighted Al-Sharaa’s tactical ingenuity and military skills, and interpreted his accomplishment as an indication that jihadist thought form a continued applicable paradigm in modern warfare. They said they expect other countries in the Middle East to emulate this victory. Likewise, the Somali based militant group Al-Shabaab congratulated Al-Sharaa for the feat. The groups also used their communication channels to call for unity of the Islami...

  The recent seniority of a relatively unknown figure, Ahmed al-Sharaa who prior to his rise to leadership at al-Qaeda was identified as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has provoked different varieties of reactions in different factions of the jihadist community internationally. The prevalent support for Al-Sharaa, who led Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and his consecutiveness of power in Syria has drew more than subtle endorsement from several terror groups. This article explores the types of these congratulations and the outcomes concerning the coming future of Syria and the Middle Eastern region as well. Al-Qaeda's Acknowledgment While al-Qaeda, the parent organization through which HTS evolved, has reacted positively to al-Sharaa’s leadership, they are conservative in their enthusiasm as well. Although no official statement to its effect has been produced, persons in the organization close to the matter seem to share this feeling, perceiving al-Sharaa’s ascendancy as a chance to regain pow...

  In the complex landscape of Syria's ongoing conflict, various Islamist factions have emerged, each with distinct objectives but a common aspiration: in itself the control of state institutions. HTS, Ahrar al-Sham and the al-Nusra Front have played a lead role in this mission. They both do not have their sights set on merely replacing the Assad government; instead, what frames both groups’ agendas is an ambition to remake Syrian politics and society according to al-Shari’ah’s tenets. HTS formerly recognized as the al- Nusra Front, is the group that has, over the period of time, shift its al-Qaeda related activities to the realization of the Syrias Islamic state. They stereotype that their goal is to establish the Sharia and build the proper system of the government from the Islamic point of view, which is not true. In the same way, Ahrar al-Sham, which was established on Salafist platform, also aims at creation of ‘Islamic cultured society in Syrian’ founded on Islamic sharia and ...