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Why is Syria on UAE’s side over Iran in Gulf islands dispute?

Syria supported a declaration at the Arab League summit in Bahrain thispromoting “the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates over its three islands” in the Gulf, referring to Abu Musa, Lesser…

June 10, 2024Iran, Syria, UAE

Conflict War crimes

Ethnic dimension genocide in Darfur likely to start after El Fasher’s fall

The war in Sudan has taken on an ethnic dimension, especially in Darfur, where militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of killing civilians based on their ethnicity.…

June 6, 2024Darfur, Sudan

Conflict Estimates National Security

Russia-provoked border incident in the Baltics goes to a higher level

By declaring the Baltic Sea and the Narva River as Russia’s internal waters, Moscow isapparently preparing to unilaterally redraw its borders with the Baltic and Scandinaviancountries. There is a high…

May 31, 2024Baltic, Estonia, Russia

Conflict Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Tanzania and Malawi are on the brink of a diplomatic standoff

Tanzania and Malawi are on the brink of a diplomatic standoff following Dodoma's decision to commence the upgrade of Mbamba Bay Port, situated on the shores of Lake Malawi. Lilongwe…

April 17, 2024Malawi, Tanzania

Conflict Geopolitics

Russia to further encourage Iran-Israel conflict

Iran's attack on Israel reveals a choreographed plan, involving Russia. The Kremlin has two simultaneous goals: first, it is an effort to eliminate the U.S. external support capacity by drawing them into…

April 15, 2024GRU, Iran, Israel, Russia

Conflict National Security

Signs of Russian provocation being prepared in Belarus to drag Minsk into war

Since February 2022, Russia has suffered heavy military losses while failing to achieve any of its initial goals for the invasion of Ukraine. An attempt to advance on the battlefield…

April 2, 2024Belarus, Lukashenko, Russia, USA

Conflict

Vucic threatens Kosovo, gives an ultimatum to the international community

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s recent threats towards Kosovo, accompanied by an ultimatum to the international community, mark a concerning escalation in tensions within the Western Balkans. Motivated by recent events…

March 26, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Conflict ecology War crimes

Russia may attack two Ukrainian hydropower facilities

As for now, it is more than obvious that the Russian Federation is working on learning more about new water critical infrastructure in Ukraine as potential targets for attacking. It is…

March 25, 2024Russia, Ukraine

Conflict

The turbulent elections in DRC could accelerate Rwanda-Burundi conflict

The situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa is one of the major Geopolitical Risks that will continue into 2024. We saw evidence of that on December 23, 2023…

February 26, 2024Burundi, DRC, Red Tabara

Conflict Geopolitics Terrorism

DR Congo’s Conflict: Rwanda’s motives to support the M23 rebels

For a long time Kinshasa has accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels that have been engaged in intense fighting with the Congolese army in eastern DR Congo. The United…

February 23, 2024DRC, M23, Rwanda

Conflict

Why is Syria on UAE’s side over Iran in Gulf islands dispute?

Ethnic dimension genocide in Darfur likely to start after El Fasher’s fall

Russia-provoked border incident in the Baltics goes to a higher level

Tanzania and Malawi are on the brink of a diplomatic standoff

Russia to further encourage Iran-Israel conflict

Signs of Russian provocation being prepared in Belarus to drag Minsk into war

Vucic threatens Kosovo, gives an ultimatum to the international community

Russia may attack two Ukrainian hydropower facilities

The turbulent elections in DRC could accelerate Rwanda-Burundi conflict

DR Congo’s Conflict: Rwanda’s motives to support the M23 rebels

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