Analysis

India’s Military Capabilities are Maturing Fast. Its Latest Security Operation Shows Why.

Evan Moloney · November 5, 2026 · 9 min read

The UN is Leaving Western Sahara. What Happens Now?

After three decades monitoring a frozen conflict, UN peacekeepers are withdrawing from a territory Morocco annexed in 1975, leaving the Sahrawi people without international protection.

Simon Whistler · November 4, 2026

Algeria is Undertaking its First Military Intervention in Decades. Here's What You Need to Know

After half a century of non-intervention, Algeria is sending troops abroad to fight jihadists. France learned how that can end. Algiers may be about to.

Paweł Wójcik · November 3, 2026 · 9 min read

How Do Terror Groups Finance Their Operations?

How does a terror group afford hundreds of fighters, trucks, and guns? Same way any government does — taxes. We break down the actual business model of terrorism.

Simon Whistler · August 5, 2026

The World's Top Sudan Expert Sees No End in Sight to the War

Alex de Waal traces Sudan's collapse to the broken promises of South Sudan's secession — and warns that profit-seeking patrons and glory-hungry peacemakers have made real diplomacy impossible.

Wilfred Waimiri · August 3, 2026 · 61 min read

Algeria and Mali's Russia-Backed Rapprochement. And More.

Moscow is brokering a thaw between Algiers and Bamako after a year of downed drones and recalled ambassadors — and positioning itself as the Sahel's indispensable power broker. Plus the week's other stories.

Simon Whistler · August 1, 2026

Gen-Z Revolutions are Sweeping the World. How Should the West Deal With Them?

From Nepal to Serbia, youth-led uprisings keep toppling governments without securing lasting change — and the West's Arab Spring record shows how easily outside help can make things worse.

Henrik Hannes Herkel · July 30, 2026 · 13 min read

Can Thailand Make a Difference in the Indo-Pacific?

Thailand hedges between Washington and Beijing while political turmoil saps its clout at home. This piece examines whether Bangkok's balancing act is strategy or drift.

Simon Whistler · July 28, 2026