Chad to face turmoil after Déby’s death
The developments in Chad Republic have signs of a military coup after the newly re-elected President Idriss Déby has died of wounds he received while commanding his army in battles against…
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Russia about to launch offensive in Southern Ukraine and stage false flag attacks
Russia is about to launch an offensive in Southern Ukraine. The strike is quite possible to be delivered from the annexed Crimea’s side and the breakaway territories of Donbas, in…
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Ethiopia in efforts to back Sudanese rebels, targeting to have a voice in Sudan and roil it
Khartoum is accusing Addis Ababa of arming rebels in its territory. Officials in Sudan said Ethiopia has provided "logistical support" to SPLM-N rebel groups led by Maj. Gen. Joseph Tuka Ali in the southern state of Blue Nile. However, Tuka…
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Russia handed strategic airbase in Syria to Iran, in a bid to prevent a clash with Israel
Russia handed the T4 Airbase in Homs, Syria to Iran amid ongoing threats of air strikes by Israel. The Russians have used the T4 since 2015 to station their helicopter…
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Identity Crisis: Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar, 2020
The fundamental analysis by International Crisis Group. Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked in Myanmar, creating a vicious cycle of violence that continues to escalate. The state’s inability to address…
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Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan and prospects for this standoff
Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan continued to escalate, less than a week after Sudan accused an Ethiopian military aircraft of crossing into Sudan. The violation of Sudanese airspace and the…
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Serbia’s war against Kosovo is asymmetric
More than twenty years after the war in Kosovo, there are still about 1300 missing persons as a result of the war in 1999. This number includes some 1000 Kosovo…
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India-China in Nepal Conundrum
Following a recent political chaos in Kathmandu, now everyone’s eye is on high-profile visits from two Asian giants and neighbors of Nepal, India and China. In just seven months, there…
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Worsening situation in CAR leads to President Taudery re-election
Presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) could test the ability of national and international actors alike to keep the country stable. The insurgents are unlikely to…
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Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020
This research by Salem Bahfi analyzes the Houthis’ warped ideology in depth, aiming to not only illustrate how the group bears similarities to other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah…