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Growing ‘mercenary’ use will sustain Mideast conflicts

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MIDDLE EAST

From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…

Russia's Armenia reinforcement may destabilise region

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ARMENIA

As Russia expands military operations in Syria and escalates the crisis with Turkey, it has also bolstered its forces at its base in Armenia, the sole Russian military facility in…

Indian stance holds key to peace talks with Pakistan

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INDIA/PAKISTAN

This news follows a statement from India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval that foreign secretary-level talks, which mark the formal resumption of the long-stalled…

Russian war games may alarm but have limited scope

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RUSSIA

Zapad-2017 has attracted unprecedented attention in the West, as media reports claim it will be the largest-ever Russian exercise and may be a precursor to stationing troops…

Trump’s NATO ire will focus on Germany

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NATO

The NATO mini-summit in Brussels on May 25 will be US President Donald Trump's first meeting with European counterparts in a NATO context, and the first such event with Trump as…

US-Thai military and trade links could cool

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US/THAILAND

US-Thailand relations.

Russia's CAR engagement trials hard and soft power

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RUSSIA/CAR

Russia sent 300 instructors to CAR ahead of the December 27 presidential election to help maintain security and fend off a new rebellion. Paramilitary forces acting as mercenary…

France will reduce its West African military footprint

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WEST AFRICA

French forces completed their withdrawal from Mali in August. The current force posture, with some 3,000 troops based mostly in Niger and Chad, will remain unchanged in the short…

Isolation from West will bring Russia and Iran closer

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RUSSIA/IRAN

The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…

Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…