Analysis

As global attention is focused on the coups and metastasizing Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel, democracy is rapidly unraveling in East Africa. Governments have detained the main opposition leaders in …

When I boarded my flight to China a few weeks ago, I carried with me the same skepticism many Kenyans feel toward major government projects, particularly the expansion and modernization …

When the wave of coups swept across the Sahel—from Mali (2020, 2021) to Burkina Faso (2022), Niger (2023), and Sudan (2021)—the new military governments promised security and return to constitutional …

Afghanistan and Syria fell to Islamist insurgencies of the Taliban and Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on August 15, 2021 and December 08, 2024. Both insurgencies were remarkably swift, with the …

The receding global soft power appeal of the United States of America has precipitated a new struggle for critical minerals, resources and markets, mostly by a host of other increasingly …

The recent Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME), a multinational naval exercise co-hosted by India and Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, has implications beyond the exercise’s immediate goal of strengthening regional …

Information disorder, a growing phenomenon, is often underestimated despite the possible far-reaching impact it can have on national security. Information disorder refers to the spreading of false or misleading information. …

The Greater Horn of Africa region is home to roughly 120 – 140 million Roman Catholics with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya boasting some of the …

The continued threat of potentially crippling tariffs by the United States renders Canada’s economic situation highly volatile. Over three-quarters of Canadian products are exported to the United States, leading Canadian …

SERVICES

FEATURED

HORN Services

PUBLICATIONS

LATEST BULLETIN

Publications

PUBLICATIONS

FEATURED

HORN Services

GREAT LAKES REGION

GREATER HORN OF AFRICA

LATEST BULLETIN

Publications

FEATURED

HORN Services

Featured

Programs

Featured

Programs

Featured

Programs

2026 EVENTS

BY TYPE

REGISTER

Security Dialogue 2026

RECENT

ARCHIVE

ARCHIVE

Join the Conversation

THE INSTITUTE

Founded in 2017 · Nairobi

About HORN

SUPPORT

Support Research

Help Sustain HORN's Mission