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Photo: The STAR, John Unson Suspected leader of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Hassan Group, Yusa Ganoy, along with three of his followers, was killed during a[…]

Photo: DVIDS, 17 September 2026 Strategic ArchitectureThis comprehensive assessment evaluates the convergence of maritime security drills, domestic political shifts, and continental conflict spillovers shaping North[…]

Photo: Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela, 2025Transnational organized crime does not operate in isolated, single-commodity silos. From the remote Makran Coast of Pakistan and[…]

Photo:Aljazeera/Archive From the storming of Kenya’s Parliament in June 2024 to the fall of Andry Rajoelina’s government in Madagascar in October 2025, and from the[…]

Photo: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com /NTB The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is no longer in force. It could have been extended by[…]

Photo: EdwinS, Flightradar24 Iran and the United States have suspended direct attacks since 29 July, but military activity across the Middle East has by no[…]

Photo: AFP 2024 SAMBA BALDE The political tremors shaking many parts of Africa offer a sobering preview for African nations on the cusp of elections—Algeria,[…]

Photo: EUNAVFOR ATALANTA The reported condition of the crew aboard the MT Honour 25 serves as a serious indication that the Somali piracy threat cannot[…]

Photo: Saudi Press Agency Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new joint defence agreement in Mecca on 7 August 2026, marking a significant expansion[…]
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