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Bitter Harbour: The Fall of Mocha and the Remaking of the Red Sea Order

There is a particularly dark irony, at least from our perspective, in seeing the port of Mocha change hands again. This is the town that...

Houthi Gains in Yemen Put the U.S. in a New Red Sea Dilemma

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Ukraine’s Corruption Story Runs on Its Own Clock, Not the Battlefield’s

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Russia-Africa Policy Debates

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China’s PLA in Egypt Signals a New Push to Reshape the Middle East Arms Market

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Israel-Greece Defense Pact: What It Means for China’s Belt and Road

Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic institutions view the...

NATO Allies Foil Suspected Russian Plot to Sabotage Undersea Cables

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The Credibility Gap: Russia’s Rational Test of NATO’s Eastern Flank

On 12 August, NATO's ambassadors met in Brussels to...

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Arms Trade Treaty: Prohibitions, Risk Assessment and What States Must Consider

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Bitter Harbour: The Fall of Mocha and the Remaking of the Red Sea Order

There is a particularly dark irony, at least from our perspective, in seeing the port of Mocha change hands again. This is the town...

‘Not forgotten, but ignored’: campaigners take Sudan’s war back to the Human Rights Council

Human rights organizations used the opening week of the...

China’s PLA in Egypt Signals a New Push to Reshape the Middle East Arms Market

The People's Republic of China achieved a historic and...

Houthi Gains in Yemen Put the U.S. in a New Red Sea Dilemma

The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a rapid offensive along...

BRICS Urges ‘Maximum Restraint’ as Middle East Crisis Deepens

The BRICS group of nations adopted a joint declaration...

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