Africa

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (223+ words) ANNE NEUBERGER is General Partner and Head of Global Affairs at a16z and a Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University. From 2021 to 2025, she served as Deputy U.S. National Security Adviser. How Beijing Will Weaponize Digital Chokepoints Over the past year, the world’s attention…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (776+ words) After a six month hiatus, fresh US-led peace talks were held with Russia and Ukraine in early September 2026. In early September 2026, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in law, made separate visits to Russia and Ukraine…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1368+ words) For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the frigid and dynamic far north, from the environment to military security. It’s typically done so without making waves, led by…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (253+ words) Published on September 15, 2026 The Russian President, Vladimir Putin arrived at the Bharat Mandapam convention and exhibition centre in New Delhi, the venue for the BRICS summit, where he met with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi. At…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (275+ words) Israel has repeatedly intervened in the Suwayda crisis, striking Syrian government forces and acting in ways that strengthen the trajectory toward Druze autonomy. Regardless of Israel’s declared intention to protect the Druze, the practical effect is to deepen Syria’s fragmentation…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1029+ words) “The end of a world order signals the beginning of an age of uncertainty. Decisions with long-term consequences must be made when no one can predict what the world will look like even a year from now.” With these words…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (565+ words) Pakistan has acquired a new profile in the Middle East following its recent arms deal with Saudi Arabia and role in brokering a deal between Iran and the United States. But will the foreign policy initiatives adopted by Islamic Republic…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (705+ words) The disagreement goes beyond weapons supplies. It touches on Italy’s international alignment and on whether the center-left can build a viable governing coalition. Piero Fassino, vice chair of the Defense Committee in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, sees the gap between…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (226+ words) Libyan waters off Tripoli will host a naval military exercise from 18 to 25 September involving the countries of the 5+5 Defence Initiative, which brings together countries from the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. The initiative, established in 2004, includes Libya, Algeria,…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (518+ words) This is the logic of the "twin-choke-point" strategy of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthi campaign serves multiple purposes, as the conflicts in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the Gulf are increasingly interconnected, with developments…...