Victor Angelo

Mali, a vast country and a mosaic of cultures, is just two steps from Europe and one step from collapsing as a state. Earlier this week, the...

Mozambique: a complex crisis Victor Ângelo     Following last week’s terrorist attack on the town of Palma, eighteen civil society o...

The recent American operation against the leader of the Islamic State must be recognised as a major success. In addition, I would mention...

All indications, facts and intelligence, and independent media reports, show that the so-called Islamic State is still a serious threat i...

At the same time the offensive against the Islamic State terrorists moves on towards Mosul city, we have seen a very serious Turkish milit...

The Syrian crisis has disappeared from the front pages. There have been so many other shocking pieces of news during the last weeks. Th...

Key countries committed to help Libya to overcome the chaos created in October 2011, when Muammar Kaddafi was overthrown by a Western coal...

President Obama, on the last day of his visit to Germany, met with Angela Markel, David Cameron, François Hollande and Matteo Renzi. In my...

We had a very dramatic day in Brussels. The bombs at the airport and in the subway, at the beginning of the working hours, have shaken eve...

The Russian forces deployed in Syria are now focussed on getting the city of Aleppo and its surrounding areas under Assad´s control. That´...

We shouldn´t lose sight of the appalling crisis that is going on in Libya. There are some good people out there, trying to bring things un...

In the end, it might not result. But the UN´s determination in moving ahead with the Syrian political talks in Geneva most be commended. E...

The negotiations on Syria are scheduled for next week in Geneva. The formal leadership of the process rests with the UN. And it is in the ...

Another day, another terrorist attack. This time the target is an international hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. In the ...

Today´s terrorist attack in Istanbul must be unequivocally condemned. The victims and their families as well as the people of the city and...

Russia´s latest actions in Syria have confirmed my thesis as well as the opinion piece I publish today in the Portuguese weekly magazine V...

There is a debate going on about Russia´s intentions in Syria. The reinforcement of their airbase in the port city of Latakia goes far bey...

A day to remember all of those who have been victims of terrorist actions. And to reaffirm that one of the most pressing priorities of tod...

In view of the recent events, it should be clear that the time has arrived for a new policy on Syria. The humanitarian crisis must be ...

We usually emphasise that each national crisis should have a political response and end up with an agreement between the parties. In the c...