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Why Trump’s Ukraine Energy Truce May Not Fix the Global Diesel Crunch

U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to broker an energy infrastructure truce between Russia and Ukraine could remove one immediate threat to global fuel markets,...

Do Sanctions Still Work? Russia, Iran and Sudan Say No

On February 1st, the G7's price cap on Russian crude oil quietly reset itself to $44.10 a barrel — down from $47.60, and a...

Russia-Africa Policy Debates

With the heightening of the current geopolitics, many African governments have increasingly welcomed economic, diplomatic, and security ties with Russia. And noticeably, Russia's engagements...

How Are Ground Drones Changing Warfare in Ukraine?

Ukraine is increasingly turning to unmanned ground vehicles to reduce the exposure of soldiers on one of the world's most heavily monitored battlefields, potentially...

What To Lam’s Russia Visit Means for Vietnam’s Strategic Future

General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visit to Russia from September 7 to 9, 2026, was significant not because it reaffirmed a familiar...

Assessing Rwanda-Russian Economic Partnership

Decades after the Soviet collapse, Russia and Rwanda share an excellent, longstanding, and growing multifaceted relationship, rooted in mutually beneficial cooperation, while sustaining ambition...

NATO Allies Foil Suspected Russian Plot to Sabotage Undersea Cables

This spring, NATO allies detected Russian submarines near the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, engaged in a secret operation to use a weapon capable...

Russia and South Africa Mark 20th Anniversary of Friendship Treaty and Partnership

On September 5, Russia and South Africa observed 20 years since the signing of the Treaty on Friendship and Partnership. This was concluded in...

The Credibility Gap: Russia’s Rational Test of NATO’s Eastern Flank

On 12 August, NATO's ambassadors met in Brussels to respond to a fortnight of Russian drones and missile debris crossing into Polish and Romanian...

Zelenskiy Says US Envoys Presented “Decent Ideas” for Ukraine Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented several “decent” and potentially worthwhile ideas during weekend discussions aimed...

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Beyond QR Payments: The Politics of Economic Mobility in the Global South

A market vendor in Indonesia can spend an entire...

The Geopolitics of Submarine Cables: Indonesia’s Strategic Dependence and Digital Vulnerability

On October 26, 2026, former Singaporean MP Calvin Cheng...

Why Egypt’s Sisi Matters to China’s Russia-Africa Strategy and the Future of BRICS

China indirectly benefits from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's...

Custodian, Not Broker: Europe’s Quiet Rewrite of Its Middle East Policy

When the second EU–Gulf Cooperation Council summit was called...
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