Ronan Wordsworth

Ronan Wordsworth is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. He completed a Masters in Geopolitical Studies at Charles University in Prague in 2022. He has an ongoing association with the University, including assisting an ongoing project of African University partnerships and is co-host of a Geopolitics Podcast. Prior to undertaking the master’s program, Mr Wordsworth completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney and spent nine years working across Australia, Europe, and Southern Africa working up to the level of Senior Project Manager providing experience in statistical analytics.

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The Tigray Powder Keg in the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again on the verge of conflict, just a few years after Ethiopia endured a devastating civil war in its northern Tigray region. Following reports that Eritrean troops are operating in Tigray and amassing close to the Ethiopian border, Ethiopia began its own military buildup near Tigray, and its Foreign Ministry […]

Competition in the Horn of Africa Heats Up

On Dec. 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country would officially recognize Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign nation. The first of its...

A New Jihadist Hub in Africa

Nigeria and Mali are at the center of what is fast becoming the world’s most active theater of jihadism. Militant groups are exploiting the vacuum left by Western militaries...

The UAE’s Quiet Militarization of the Red Sea

The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that comprises one side of the civil war in Sudan, recently took el-Fasher, the last important stronghold of the country’s military in...

A Shift in the Nuclear Order?

Following a visit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Seoul had his approval to build a nuclear-powered submarine. At first glance, the...

Why the Conflict in the Congo Can’t Stop

This week, the United States hosted a third round of talks to broker peace between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23, a rebel group that has taken...

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