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InsiderIndia’s Military Capabilities are Maturing Fast. Its Latest Security Operation Shows Why.
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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.
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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.
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InsiderA New Kind of Conflict is Upon Us
Throughout history, wars have raged over land, gold, and gods. Now a new kind of conflict looms — one fought over the essence of life itself: water.
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InsiderKenya Is Breaking
When a 12-year-old girl was shot dead in her own home while watching cartoons during protests, it became a symbol of the deepening crisis tearing Kenya apart.
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Europe & NATO
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