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Nationalism will be core message in Russian election

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RUSSIA

Moscow's creation of a historical justification for current policies.

Algeria will pursue stronger ties in the Sahel

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ALGERIA

In February, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that Algeria is planning free trade zones with Niger and Mali, despite increasingly volatile ties with the latter. That same…

A second-term Trump may avoid military confrontations

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UNITED STATES

Although the comments formed a small section of a wide-ranging campaign speech, they have increased fears that US security guarantees will become unreliable if Trump wins back the…

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…

India will find its diplomatic outreach constrained

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INDIA

In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made certain comments about cross-border terrorism and territorial integrity that were widely perceived as barbs directed at…

Russia will remain popular in parts of eastern EU

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EU

Polls show strong sympathy for Moscow in Bulgaria and in Hungary as well. Pro-Russian attitudes result in weak public buy-in for Western sanctions in all three countries and…

Russian, US, Chinese hypersonic arms lack treaty curbs

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INT

Russia and China have several hypersonic weapons in service or near readiness. This class of weapon is raising concerns in the conventional and strategic realms, where security…

Germany’s defence shift will face immediate obstacles

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GERMANY

The changes, which shocked Scholz's coalition partners, promise a major shift in Germany's strategic posture, with more military capability and a stress on building Europe's hard…

French planning lacks solutions to Malian insecurity

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MALI

Foreign troop presence in Mali.

Strategic changes mean fresh New Zealand defence needs

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NEW ZEALAND

The statement commits the Labour-led coalition government at least to maintain, and possibly increase, New Zealand’s military capacity in response to the changing political and…