Akshit Tyagi

2 weeks ago | internationalaffairs.org.au | Akshit Tyagi

South Sudan’s fragile peace deal is unravelling as political tensions flare and violence resurfaces. More than a broken trust is the cause, and the nation’s leaders will need to be pressured into peace. South Sudan is once again on the edge of a civil war. In March 2025, Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest by President Salva Kiir’s government.

2 weeks ago | democracyinafrica.org | Akshit Tyagi

While the world remains fixated on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, another deadly conflict is raging in Central Africa, largely unnoticed. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the M23 rebel group, reportedly backed by Rwanda, has intensified its campaign in the country’s east, capturing territory, displacing over a million people, and triggering a massive humanitarian crisis. On February 14, M23 captured Bukavu, a strategic city in South Kivu province.

2 weeks ago | independentaustralia.net | Akshit Tyagi

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy gambit, threatening sweeping tariffs on countries that continue to import Russian oil, has jolted global markets and raised fresh concerns among U.S. allies, including Australia. At face value, the move might seem distant. After all, Australia doesn’t import Russian crude and its public stance has consistently been pro-Ukraine. But in an interconnected global economy, when the U.S. coughs, others can catch a cold.

1 month ago | theopinionpages.com | Akshit Tyagi

As the world fixates on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a devastating conflict is unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, largely ignored by the international community. In recent weeks, the M23 rebel group, reportedly backed by Rwanda, has escalated its offensive, capturing the strategic city of Bukavu on February 14, forcing a chaotic withdrawal of Congolese forces and plunging the region into further instability.

1 month ago | thehill.com | Akshit Tyagi

The recent heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office was more than just a diplomatic disagreement — it was a public spectacle that could reshape the U.S.-Ukraine relationship and alter the course of the war in Europe.