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Adapting to New Realities: Sweden’s Military Strategy In Flux

Sweden boosts Arctic military, economic, and strategic presence amid global competition for resources and security.

U.S. Wants TĂĽrkiye to Hand Back Enigmatic Jet Gear

As Washington reclaims F-35 gear from TĂĽrkiye, fears grow that America's prized fighter jets come with a hidden kill switch only the Pentagon controls.

Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War

As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.

Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation

Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.

Why is Somaliland Strategically Important to the United States?

The strategic location, democracy, and security role of Somaliland makes the de facto state a key U.S. ally. Will Trump recognise its sovereignty in 2025?

Africa on Stream: IShowSpeed and a New Online Map of the Continent

As American streamer IShowSpeed's "Speed Does Africa" tour averaged 80,000 concurrent viewers across 20 countries between 29 December 2025 and 26 January 2026, the 28-day broadcast raised old questions about who gets to show the continent and how.

Starlink, Grok, and the Price of Private Infrastructure

As UK regulator Ofcom launched a formal investigation into X on 12 January 2026 over Grok's generation of sexualised deepfakes, including images of children, the case exposed how everyday life runs on systems voters never designed.

Cloudflare Pulls the Plug on the Italy’s Winter Games

Cloudflare quits Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics security after Italy fine, sparking US-EU clash over piracy laws and censorship

AfDB Turns to Gulf as Western Funders Step Back

The African Development Bank has installed a president with ingrained Gulf experience as Washington pulls back hundreds of millions

Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide

As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
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Adapting to New Realities: Sweden’s Military Strategy In Flux

Sweden boosts Arctic military, economic, and strategic presence amid global competition for resources and security.

U.S. Wants TĂĽrkiye to Hand Back Enigmatic Jet Gear

As Washington reclaims F-35 gear from TĂĽrkiye, fears grow that America's prized fighter jets come with a hidden kill switch only the Pentagon controls.

Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War

As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.

Exclusive: Recognition, Somalia, and Normalisation

Somaliland's Foreign Minister sits down with DET in Hargeisa, touching on sovereignty, recognition, and normalisation whilst championing stability in the Horn.

Why is Somaliland Strategically Important to the United States?

The strategic location, democracy, and security role of Somaliland makes the de facto state a key U.S. ally. Will Trump recognise its sovereignty in 2025?