The international security environment entering 2026 is marked by an intensity, breadth, and complexity of conflict risks unseen since the end of the Second World War. According to the Center for Preventive
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have discovered several tonnes of nuclear material in Syria at a site that had not previously been known to the agency as a potential storage location,
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The wars that have reshaped the Middle East since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, have entered a diplomatic phase marked by a striking common obstacle: the parties involved
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Unconfirmed reports regarding the health of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei have intensified after two sources described as being close to President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration claimed he is in an extremely critical
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A sweeping crackdown by Egyptian authorities along the country’s border with Sudan has exposed the expanding reach of Sudan’s wartime gold economy, underscoring how the ongoing conflict is reshaping illicit trade networks
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The war involving Iran has triggered a far-reaching reassessment of global power dynamics, with its consequences extending well beyond the battlefield and reshaping calculations among major and regional powers, according to a
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China and Myanmar have signed 18 cooperation agreements covering trade, infrastructure, economic development and disaster relief as Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing’s state visit to China advances plans for the China–Myanmar Economic
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Donald Trump, who managed to evade the draft during the Vietnam War, said recently that he wanted to be a ‘wartime president.’ He was clearly thinking of brass bands, fancy uniforms, medals
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Long after battles stop and front lines disappear, anti-personnel mines continue to shape the lives of communities living on contaminated land. A new report presented to the
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It’s a fascinating moment for world politics and global markets. Geopolitically, the world is in turmoil, primarily because the United States, still the superpower, has become a fundamentally unreliable actor. President Donald
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Cambodia has formally initiated a compulsory conciliation process under international law to address its long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand, marking a significant escalation in one of Southeast Asia’s most sensitive territorial
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