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McNamara’s Lessons for the Drone Age

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Ban Keun and the Quiet Expansion of China’s Overseas Military Bases

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The Fed Is Pulling Hot Money Out of Asia. Gulf Money Is Edging In — Who Gains the Leverage?

TODAY'S NUMBERS $26.3bn (EM portfolio outflows, September) · 5.29% (US...

Bond Market Turmoil Puts Central Banks on Collision Course With Governments

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The New Geography of Energy: Why Refining Capacity May Matter More Than Oil Reserves

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The Persistent Myth of Lower Prices

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North Korea’s New Missile Threat: What It Means for China, Taiwan and US Defenses

The intelligence and data centers, the Academy of Military...

NATO Is Winning the War Russia Isn’t Fighting

On 23 September, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter flying from...

McNamara’s Lessons for the Drone Age

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Pakistan’s Military Expands Gulf Role as Parliament Sits on the Sidelines

Eleven years after Pakistan decided against joining a Saudi-led...

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Why the Road Back to US-Iran Talks Still Runs Through Islamabad?

The June framework has become the shared vocabulary of...

Multi-Alignment Pays, but Washington and Beijing Set the Price

One Week, Three Prices On 17 September the US State...

Why Asia and Africa Are Moving Closer on Trade, Sovereignty and Multilateralism

The 81st UNGA, which is the main deliberative, policymaking,...

Small-State Diplomacy in an Era of Geopolitical Fragmentation

At a time when international diplomacy is under extraordinary...

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US Threatens to Cut Ukraine Arms Supplies Over Russian Refinery Attacks

The US is threatening to halt the procurement system that supplies Ukraine with weapons to pressure the country into stopping its attacks on Russian...

Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire, Leaving Zelenskiy Caught by Surprise

US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between...

Greece’s $4bn Bet: How Washington Is Rebuilding Its Eastern Mediterranean Around Athens

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North Korea’s New Missile Threat: What It Means for China, Taiwan and US Defenses

The intelligence and data centers, the Academy of Military...

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US President Donald Trump called for Ukraine to change...

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