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Implications of the Fall of Myanmar’s Western Command
The fall of the Tatmadaw’s Western Command marks a collapse of state control across Rakhine State, but governance challenges ...
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Protests Shutter Mozambique’s Balama Graphite Mine
Hopes of diversifying supply chains have suffered a blow with the recent closure of the Balama graphite mine in Mozambique.
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Ethiopia-Somalia Agreement: Turkey’s Rising Influence in the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa, long plagued by geopolitical tensions and territorial disputes, has witnessed a significant development with the recent agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia to address Ethiopia’s ...
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Beijing’s Malacca Dilemma: Chief Hurdle in a Taiwan Invasion
Approximately 80% of China’s oil imports traverse the chokepoint of the Malacca Strait, posing a strategic vulnerability in the event of a conflict with the US Navy. Beijing has been highly active in ...
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Breeding Grounds of Extremism: How Syria Refugee Camps Fuel Radicalization
There is a risk of history repeating itself as Syria refugee camps incubate a new generation of potential recruits for ...
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The Fall of Assad: Domestic, Regional and Systemic Shockwaves
The fall of Assad in Syria is a monumental geopolitical event, and one that will reverberate on the domestic, regional, and ...
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Post-Assad Syria: What It Means for China
Examining the political, economic, and security impacts of Beijing losing a key ‘strategic partner’ in the Middle East. | Read this and other China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Syrian Civil War hea ...
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Time for Transition: A New National Security Strategy
Lessons can be gleaned from the past two administrations’ national security strategies when the Trump administration sets ...