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US missile defence plans will prove overly ambitious

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UNITED STATES

The Pentagon's recent Missile Defense Review.

Contradictions will compromise London’s China policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

Superpower competition and new types of national security threat place increasing stress on London’s approach, which attempts to balance military and ideological competition with…

US exit from Afghanistan could hold valuable lessons

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UNITED STATES

The final departure of US troops from Kabul in August 2021 has become a point of political contention that will feature during next year’s election campaign. Republicans blame…

Mali’s UN force is in danger of collapse

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MALI

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is in danger of collapse. Various contributing countries are announcing withdrawals, including Western…

Russian-US arms treaties erode in new era of mistrust

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RUSSIA/US

The likely end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty will be an important marker in the decline of international stability and a particular blow to long-held…

Prospects for nuclear arms control in 2019-23

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PROSPECTS 2019-23

Prospects for nuclear arms control in 2019-23.

Trump could shift US thinking on nuclear weapons

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UNITED STATES

Uncertainties surround Trump's willingness to uphold past US foreign policy commitments; nuclear weapons policy is no exception. The next administration will take power with…

Japan's defence policy will see major change this year

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JAPAN

Key decisions over strategy and budget due before year-end will reshape Japan's defence posture and capabilities. The government seeks to double defence spending and acquire for…

Pyongyang's missile tests gain pace amid diversions

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NORTH KOREA

This comes during a particularly bumpy transition in Seoul from an outgoing administration to a new one. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s five-year term starts on May 10.

Irish foreign security policy will shift gradually

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IRELAND

Ireland, which is one of the few European countries that is militarily neutral, is coming under increased pressure to align with its EU partners on international security issues…