3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1060+ words) The Impact of US-Sponsored Ukraine-Russia Talks on Moldova's Security'Stimson Center The Impact of US-Sponsored Ukraine-Russia Talks on Moldova's Security Editor's Note: Dr. Dumitru Minzarari is a Lecturer in Security Studies with the Department of Political and Strategic Studies at the…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (1649+ words) As the Iran war continues to drive energy shocks, fuel shortages and fiscal strain across North Africa, Europe races to secure alternative supply routes while Algeria's evolving energy role and the shifting Sahel security dynamics add new layers of geopolitical…...

1+ day, 21+ min ago  (403+ words) At its core, Arkenu was not an outlier. It was an evolution. The mechanics were neither novel nor crude. Libya's oil and fuel economy has long been vulnerable to arbitrage. Subsidized fuel priced at a few cents per liter domestically…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1629+ words) Join the conversation on X: @INS_Forum Follow INSF on Linked In here Iran War: US Mulls Idea of Special Operation to Seize Tehran's Uranium President Donald Trump is weighing the option of deploying special forces on the ground to seize Iran's near-bomb-grade…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (231+ words) In 138 of the conflict dyad-years, African mediators worked independently or jointly with non-African third parties. Negotiated settlements were concluded in 170 of the conflict dyad-years between 1960 and 2017. 21 were concluded without third-party involvement, 75 through African mediation, seven with non-African mediation, and 67 with…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1264+ words) The War Israel Long Dreamed of: A Squandered Opportunity? Stimson Center The War Israel Long Dreamed of: A Squandered Opportunity? Editor's Note: Prof. Chuck Freilich, a former deputy national security advisor in Israel, is the author of several books on…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (425+ words) Dr. John Parianos: I'm Knowledge Management Director at the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority. My team and I " our job is to look at all the information that's available, to collate and synthesize it as best we can so that…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (213+ words) Implications of the War in Iran for Climate Security'Stimson Center Implications of the War in Iran for Climate Security Join us for an online discussion on how the conflict in the Middle East is reshaping environmental and human security across…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (655+ words) Five concrete indicators highlight the gravity of the ongoing escalation between Algeria and Morocco. Regionally, the crisis centers on Western Sahara. Morocco claims sovereignty and labels the Polisario Front a separatist threat, while Algeria supports Sahrawi self-determination. Tensions intensified after…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (1653+ words) From the Sudan war's escalating violence to the Iran war driving energy shocks, fuel shortages, and fiscal strain across North Africa, and Europe scrambling to diversify energy sources in North Africa as well as secure new supply routes " explore the…...