Berlin blockade 75 years on: how Russian occupation tactics in Ukraine echo Soviet actions in East Germany: A Soviet blockade of the three western sectors of Berlin started on June 24 1948. At that point, the city, like the rest of Germany, was split into areas of Russian, British, US and French control as part …
Blockade of Port Sudan: what’s behind it and what can end it: Sudanese protesters gather outside the main entrance to the southern port in Port Sudan. Ibrahim Ishaq/AFP via Getty Images An ongoing blockade of Sudan’s main port by political protesters is putting a huge strain on the country. The Sudanese government says it’s at …
Gulf blockade: Qatar hugs and makes up with its warring neighbours – but will it last?: Shortly after four Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – imposed an embargo on Qatar in 2017, I flew into the country’s capital Doha. Hamad airport – usually buzzing with visitors from the …
Qatar blockade and Saudi Arabia: could there be a power shift in Doha?: When it erupted in June 2017, the “Qatar crisis” drew immediate speculation that the emirate’s enemies, who accuse it of sponsoring terrorism and destabilising the region, were preparing for some sort of military action. After all, since the inconclusive resolution to an …