Dina Mahmoud (London)
In light of the continuation of conflicts and wars that broke out last year, and whose confrontations are still continuing fiercely in the first days of 2024, Western analytical circles have intensified their warnings against the consequences of slowing down in working to put an end to these crises that threaten to exacerbate the threats to international peace and security.
Analysts stressed that the current confusion in diplomatic efforts to turn the page on these conflicts increases the risks resulting from them, which go beyond massive human and material losses, extending to the possibility of sparking broader fires along the fault lines spread in different parts of the world.
Experts unanimously agreed that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip since October 7 of last year occupies first place on the list of conflicts that the international community must seek to find a solution during 2024.
In statements published by the American magazine “Foreign Policy” on its website, analysts called on the American administration to press for a new truce, which would pave the way towards establishing a permanent ceasefire that would prevent a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
The same pessimistic expectations were expressed by analysts regarding the possibility of turning the page on the Ukrainian crisis during the new year, in light of both sides’ adherence to their positions and refusal to make any concessions, amid the inability of Western mediators to make any progress towards stopping the armed confrontations that have become the most fierce in all of Europe since the end of the war. Second World.
In light of the continued relative stagnation on the field, with the slow pace of the counterattack launched by the Kiev government, amid its officials’ fears of facing a sudden Russian attack on the eastern or northern front, experts confirm that what happens on the battlefield will decisively affect the future security of the European continent, which is This requires urgent action to silence the defenders.
As for the conflict in the Sahel region of West Africa, Western experts have placed it third on the list of conflicts that international powers must pay more attention to during the new year, after the situation deteriorated sharply in this region over the past few months due to escalating unrest. Political, security, economic and social problems in many of its countries.
Experts considered that the series of coups that took place in the “African Coast” in the recent period herald the launch of a new phase of the crisis that has afflicted this region, since the escalation of attacks launched by rebel and terrorist groups against the ruling authorities in their lands, at the beginning of the second decade of this century.
At a time when observers are warning of signs indicating that the unrest in the Sahel region is spreading to its neighboring countries, regional and Western powers are facing mounting criticism against the backdrop of their failure so far to achieve tangible success on the path to reaching consensuses that would re-establish civil rule, in countries such as Niger or Burkina. Faso.
Analysts called on the various parties concerned with the crisis in the “African Sahel” to intensify their efforts during 2024, to formulate a multi-faceted strategy to deal with the escalating unrest in this region, instead of continuing to focus on military and security solutions alone.
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