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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.
Simon Whistler · November 4, 2026
Africa
InsiderAlgeria 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
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Briefing Room 9.11.2026: Chinese Trade Vessels Are Allegedly Spy Ships, & More.
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Middle East Roundtable: Weekend at Mojtaba's.
The Houthi offensive on Taiz, US-Iran strikes on tankers, UK sanctions on West Bank settlement firms and Mojtaba Khamenei's absence.
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Alejandro Betancourt: The Man Who Gave Venezuela’s Oil to Washington.
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InsiderYemen's Crisis Has the Potential to Get Much Worse
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InsiderMoscow is Struggling to Drum Up Interest in its Africa Summit. Here's What that Means
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Violence is Exploding in South Sudan. And More.
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Middle East
Middle East Roundtable: Don't Bomb the Banker.
US and Iranian strikes resume, and the panel asks whether Iran's one lever, costs imposed on US partners, can outlast the US toolkit and Hormuz bypasses.
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Africa
InsiderNiger's Rebellion Shows the Sahel Crisis is Growing Out of Control
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