Federico Donelli
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Ass. Prof. International Relations @UniTrieste, Senior Research Fellow @OrionPolicyIns & @ispionline, Americana & @ACMilan lover @fededonelli.bsky.social
Trieste
Joined April 2009
🚨The #RedSea has become a frontline of 21st-century power politics. My new book — Power Competition in the Red Sea — unpacks how global & regional rivalries are redefining this vital maritime hub. Available via @BloomsburyPub 👉 https://t.co/THqAEBNoBg
#Geopolitics #IR #Africa
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📌#Djibouti’s constitutional change isn’t a technicality. It enables another #Guelleh term in a state central to #global #shipping and hosting numerous foreign bases. Democratic #backsliding here has real #geopolitical #costs My latest @TC_Africa 👇 🔗 https://t.co/TFeJkszNvr
theconversation.com
Djibouti is a presidential republic with a multiparty system, but political authority is highly centralised.
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đź’ˇThe #RedSea has become one of the key arenas where #global power shifts are taking shape In my latest piece for @TC_Africa I explain why this region is now central to understanding changes in the #international #order đź”— https://t.co/zIXFqKIgNV
@ispionline @OrionPolicyIns
theconversation.com
The Red Sea region has become a showcase of the new alliances shaping global power and influence.
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The #RedSea is where regional #disorder meets global #competition. Understanding its #land–#sea interconnections is key for anyone.. 🗞️My piece explains how this #hybrid #security space #challenges existing frameworks of #regional #Order 👉
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The Red Sea is no #longer only a #corridor — it’s a strategic hinge connecting the #Africa, the #MiddleEast, & the #IndoPac 🚢Land-based crises (Sudan, Yemen) directly shape maritime competition, and vice versa..
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📌 #Drones, chokepoints, and shifting geopolitics: the Red Sea is no longer just a trade route, but a new frontier of regional rivalry. Read my latest open-access piece in #MEP: “Maritime Disruption in Yemen” 🔗 https://t.co/BSvaRM1B5R
#Yemen #RedSea #MaritimeSecurity #Africa
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📍Thanks to @OrionPolicyIns for featuring my book Power Competition in the Red Sea, published by @BloomsburyPol It examines how #global and #regional rivalries are reshaping one of today’s most strategic arenas — the #RedSea. #Geopolitics #Africa #InternationalRelations
https://t.co/0tHHSmbnlh We’re excited to announce that our Senior Fellow @fededonelli's book, Power Competition in the Red Sea: Testing the Post-Liberal International Order, is being published by Bloomsbury. A must-read for scholars and policy-makers, this book offers a timely
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📌🇮🇹🇪🇹Can #Ethiopia be the linchpin of @GiorgiaMeloni 's #MatteiPlan in Eastern #Africa? Italy is betting big — but the risks may rival the opportunities. My latest for @OrionPolicyIns : https://t.co/WTOiDh61K1
#Africa #EU #Geopolitics
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📌The India–Middle East–Europe Corridor (IMEC) is more than a trade route—it's a geopolitical project. 🚢Why #Trieste matters in this new global geometry of connectivity, in my latest @OrionPolicyIns 🔗 https://t.co/fJ1UvRbbpI
#IMEC #Geopolitics #IndoPacific
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🚨 A new #academic journal is launching, dedicated to multidisciplinary research in #international #development Bridging Political Science, #IR, and Sociology, it welcomes proposals for articles, special issues, and reviews. Submissions are now open! 🌍📚 #CFP @afrikavakfi
📢 The Turkish Journal of International Development (TUJID) has published its inaugural issue to provide a more scholarly and institutionalized approach for presenting alternative, sustainable, and equitable perspectives in the field of international development studies.
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📌 #Uganda to deploy 4–6k troops to #Somalia under a bilateral deal—another sign of growing "forum shopping" in #African #security. States are bypassing #multilateral mandates for more flexible options. With @GiulioLevorato 👇 https://t.co/mHosGkeKMw
#IR #Africa
tandfonline.com
This article explores the evolving dynamics shaping African security governance. Drawing on the concept of regime complex, the study frames African security governance as a fluid system characteris...
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Turkey in Africa: Influence, Strategy, and Mediation in the Horn I Maamul Wanaag Podcast Nearly two decades after beginning its engagement with the continent, Turkey has emerged as one of the most active extra-regional actors in Africa. Its influence is particularly evident in
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đź“ŁMy latest article with @fededonelli on CambridgeCRIA is finally out. Borrowing from (regime) complexity theories and recent works on overlapping institutions and forum shopping, we tried to make sense of the fluid character of African Security Governance
tandfonline.com
This article explores the evolving dynamics shaping African security governance. Drawing on the concept of regime complex, the study frames African security governance as a fluid system characteris...
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Join us tomorrow, Saturday 10th, May, 18:40. #ADIH - Academic Dialogue in Hargeysa. @fededonelli
Tomorrow evening at 6:40 p.m. Dr. Federico Donelli will speak on "The Future of Democracy: A Global Conversation" at the Somaliland Centre for African Studies, located in the Hargeysa Cultural Centre complex. Join us @fededonelli @JamaMusse @SomalilandCAS @HargeysaBF @HargeysaCC
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📌Nearly 2 years into #Sudan’s #civil #war, Middle Eastern #actors continue to fuel the #conflict. In my latest for @TC_Africa, I explore how their interventions and interests impact the #battlefield & peace efforts—crucial for the #RedSea & beyond. https://t.co/0iyKahGqQY
theconversation.com
Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support.
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📌🗞️ The #UAE’s role in #Sudan’s #civil #conflict is key to the Red Sea’s geopolitical balance. I discuss Abu Dhabi’s strategic interests with @AFP & @AlMonitor. Read more here: https://t.co/TVXWFssyDH
#Sudan #UAE #Geopolitics #RedSea @OrionPolicyIns @UniTrieste
al-monitor.com
Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of complicity in genocide in a filing at the International Court of Justice, putting the spotlight on the oil-rich monarchy's alleged involvement in a...
What is the UAE's involvement in war-torn #Sudan? Our professor @fededonelli contributes to the in-depth analysis by @AFP. Read more here â–ş https://t.co/vepYgnDwxP
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What is the UAE's involvement in war-torn #Sudan? Our professor @fededonelli contributes to the in-depth analysis by @AFP. Read more here â–ş https://t.co/vepYgnDwxP
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📌France's withdrawal from Chad marks a turning point. As N'Djamena looks to #Russia #Turkey & #Hungary for new alliances, the regional balance is shifting. But Hungary’s role remains ambiguous—what does its growing involvement mean for Africa’s future? https://t.co/a8oPA35ctg
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📌Is #Türkiye’s #Africa policy a sign of a #foreign policy shift? In our latest #Geopolitics #article, @cannon_brendon & I argue that #geopolitical #imagination & #national #role offer a deeper lens. Read more on Türkiye’s role in the #Sahel! 🔗
tandfonline.com
For many scholars, Türkiye’s foreign policy since the early 2000s has been seen as shifting from a West–oriented to an East-facing approach, with its engagement in Sub–Saharan Africa reflecting thi...
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