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Geopolitical Challenges - Page 2

October 14, 2026
Iran/World

Iran expands attacks on Gulf shipping to keep oil prices high, officials say

Iran has adopted new tactics to target ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz and plans to extend its maritime operations into surrounding waters, two senior Iranian officials said, describing a strategy intended

Columns/Geopolitics

India’s Peacemaker Ambitions Meet the Reality of Its Russia Ties

India’s diplomatic efforts during the Russia-Ukraine war appear impressive from a distance but have yielded limited tangible results. While India aspires to be recognized as a rising power and credible peacemaker, its actual influence remains inconsistent with these ambitions. India’s

October 14, 2026

Can Diplomacy and Trade Pressure Stop Israeli Settlements?

Columns/Human Rights

Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with markedly different forms of diplomatic and economic influence. Pakistan and seven Arab and Muslim

Balochistan: Beyond the Propaganda War

Columns/Geopolitics

The latest campaign on Balochistan in Geneva shows how easily a complicated conflict can be reduced to a few emotionally powerful words. Occupation, repression

The Red Sea’s Next Big War

October 13, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The Houthi movement’s territorial advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and its missile attacks on Saudi Arabia are prompting a reassessment of military involvement by several countries previously reluctant to join the

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“Tortured” or “torturer”?

October 13, 2026
Columns/Human Rights

Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin was deported from the U.S. by ICE and upon arrival in Managua was sent to prison by Nicaraguan authorities. Corporate media has decried the detention of a “torture victim”

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Bangladesh Cracks Down on Teenage Gangs as Arrests Surge

October 13, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

From October 8 to 9, 2026, Police detained 252 people in a single night during an operation against teenage gangs in Comilla District. The drive was conducted by Police from all 18

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Iran-US Deal Hinges on Nuclear Concessions, Not Hormuz, Says Colombo Think Tank

October 12, 2026
Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the US naval blockade, relief from oil sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian funds and an end to

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The Ramifications of Trump’s Putin Problem

October 12, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Donald Trump’s latest moves over Russia’s war against Ukraine have increased pressure on Kyiv while offering Russian President Vladimir Putin potential economic and diplomatic advantages, according to an analysis published by the

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Poland’s Welcome to Ukrainian Refugees Gives Way to Rising Hostility

October 12, 2026
Health/Human Rights

Poland’s public mood towards Ukrainian refugees has shifted sharply since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with opposition to accepting displaced Ukrainians now exceeding support for the first time. Rising

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Western Sahara Dispute Returns to UN as Guterres Insists on Sahrawi Self-Determination

October 12, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement

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Independent AI Safety Evaluators Gain Prominence as Tech Giants Face Pressure Over Risks

October 12, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Independent artificial intelligence safety evaluators are gaining prominence as leading technology companies face growing pressure to demonstrate that their increasingly powerful models can be developed safely. Anthropic and OpenAI have pledged to

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EU Warns Russian Shadow Fleet Could Cause Major Oil Spill Along European Coasts

October 12, 2026
Geopolitics/Russia/World

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned that ageing oil tankers used to transport Russian petroleum could cause a major environmental disaster along European coastlines, describing the vessels as

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At Least 72 Workers Killed in Airstrike on Gold Mine Near Sudan-Egypt Border

October 12, 2026
Egypt/Sudan/World

At least 72 workers have been killed in an airstrike on a gold mine near the disputed border between Sudan and Egypt, according to Sudanese human rights activists. The organisation Emergency Lawyers

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Iranian Vessels in Sri Lanka’s EEZ Need Urgent Humanitarian Aid

October 12, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The National Shoora Council (NSC) has urged Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Iranian vessels stranded south of Galle within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),

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How Brazil’s Election Could Reshape Relations with China

October 12, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Brazil’s position is decisive. As Latin America’s largest economy, a founding BRICS member, and a leading participant in Mercosur, it possesses industrial, scientific, and political capacities that could strengthen independent development across

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Riyadh Airport Attacks: Time to Take Stock

October 12, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

The Riyadh airport attacks expose a fundamental asymmetry in the international legal order. The international community has developed an elaborate body of law governing civil aviation, the conduct of hostilities and the

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Reagan Made Human Rights a Condition for Arms Control, Declassified Records Reveal

October 12, 2026
Geopolitics/History

The confrontation between Washington and Moscow during the final years of the Cold War was not confined to nuclear weapons, military strategy and competing visions of global security. Newly declassified records published

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The Spymaster’s Downfall: Germany’s Intelligence Scandal

October 11, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

The allegations against former BND chief August Hanning, alongside a former CIA official’s guilty plea in a major fraud case, expose the fragile boundary between public service and private abuse. As intelligence

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