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UAE will pursue foreign activism despite rising risks

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE forces were vital to the coalition's taking of Aden and southern Yemen from Huthi control in July. The UAE's strong military commitment to the Saudi-led drive to roll back the…

Afghan collapse has political, not just military cause

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AFGHANISTAN

International failures and military weaknesses are important, but internal political divisions played a critical role in peeling away support for President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani…

Russia risks mission creep as Syrian rebels dig in

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SYRIA

Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…

Taliban's war outpaces efforts for Afghan settlement

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AFGHANISTAN

He may ask Ghani to step aside and make way for an interim government, in the hope that this will halt the apparent slide into chaos. The Taliban are capturing territory rapidly…

Syria's Kurds may be forced to align with Damascus

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SYRIA

This follows President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria, where Washington has been supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in…