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2026: Somalia’s Greatest Test.
2026 will be a pivotal year for Somalia, with a contentious presidential election, Somaliland's recognition, regional autonomy disputes, and al-Shabaab's advance all coming to a head.Evan Moloney · 29 Dec 2025 · 18 min read
Mapping the UAE’s Non-State Proxy Network.
In today's multipolar world, no nation has leveraged non-state proxies quite like the UAE, building a network of allied fighting forces across the Middle East and North Africa to secure its interests.Evan Moloney · 22 Dec 2025 · 19 min read
The New Rush for Africa: Can the EU Challenge China's Growing Influence?
The Global South is the site of an intense economic competition for influence, and the EU is scrambling to challenge China's growing dominance across Africa.Henrik Hannes Herkel · 15 Dec 2025 · 13 min read
Tokyo's Bold Taiwan Bet
A stunning declaration by Japan's Prime Minister that an attack on Taiwan would be treated as an attack on Japan has sparked an international crisis and reshaped the Indo-Pacific security landscape.Wilfred Waimiri · 8 Dec 2025 · 10 min read
Is Al-Sharaa’s Syria A Success?
For the first time in years, Damascus received 48 hours of uninterrupted electricity — a small miracle that signals broader progress under Syria's new post-Assad government.Wilfred Waimiri · 1 Dec 2025 · 10 min read
The Janus Program: America’s Answer to Chinese Small Modular Reactors?
The US Army's Janus Program aims to build and deploy nuclear microreactors to power military installations at home and abroad, answering China's growing lead in small modular reactor technology.Evan Moloney · 27 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
What's Really Going On in the Papua Conflict?
The insurgency in Indonesia's Papua region is one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world, with an estimated death toll as high as 300,000 and almost no international scrutiny.Evan Moloney · 25 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
Southeast Asia is Tilting Towards BRICS. What Does It Mean for the Global Order?
With Indonesia joining BRICS and six more ASEAN nations following, Southeast Asia's tilt toward the emerging-economies bloc marks a notable shift for a region that has traditionally maintained neutrality between the US and China.Yelyzaveta Khomovska · 17 Nov 2025 · 17 min read
Tanzania's Reckoning: How Many Died in Post-Election Violence?
In the wake of a highly disputed election, Tanzania faces a reckoning over the scale of police violence against protesters, with evidence of brutality the government is desperate to suppress.Wilfred Waimiri · 13 Nov 2025 · 9 min read
Europe’s Strategic Resources Quandary
With the US retreating from its superpower responsibilities and both Russia and China growing more belligerent, the EU faces a strategic resources quandary as it ramps up its military capabilities.Tiago Machado · 3 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
The Growing Threat of GUGI, Russia’s Deep-Sea Research Directorate
Beneath the Arctic ice cap, Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, operates one of the most secretive and strategically important military units in the world.M. Reed Whitney · 27 Oct 2025 · 20 min read
If War Came Today: How Ships Track Submarines.
When nuclear war comes, the final missiles will be fired from submarines. Understanding how navies track these hidden leviathans is one of the most critical and secretive aspects of modern warfare.M. Reed Whitney · 23 Oct 2025 · 13 min readShow 12 more
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