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Russia Still Wants a Red Sea Anchor

Russia's quest for a Red Sea naval base has fallen silent again, the pause manifesting Sudan's bargaining instincts and Moscow's enduring strategic patience alike.

Sudan Trades Iranian Drones For American Goodwill

As Khartoum discreetly curbs Iranian arms purchases and welcomes EU envoys for the first time since the war began, its army gambles on Washington's favour.

The European Weapons Fuelling Sudan’s RSF

From Europe's factories to Sudan’s front lines, arms bypass a 30-year embargo, landing in the hands of the RSF without sufficient reporting.

Chatham House on Sudan: When Think Tanks Misread Conflicts

Outdated Sudan analyses exaggerate Russian, Iranian, and Islamist threats while overlooking RSF atrocities and real political dynamics.

El Fasher in Crisis: Genocide Under the RSF

Sudan’s RSF advances on El Fasher reveal a brutal social engineering project: ethnic cleansing, genocide, and demographic change in Darfur.

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Uneven Protection: Religious Freedom in Belgium

A country can guarantee religious freedom by law and still let how visibly someone practises it decide whether they get a job or a seat at the table.

Venice Rewards Israeli Gaza Documentary Amid Domestic Backlash

An award can celebrate a film's craft without settling what its allegations actually prove, a distinction Venice has now put under real pressure.

Celtic Pact: Is a Post-UK Future Inevitable?

The pact signed in Cardiff dares Westminster to defend a fragile union which Trump's transactional treatment of old allies has left looking suddenly negotiable.

The Houthi Movement Already Uses Frontier Software

A cell in northern Yemen tried building guided missiles with Claude weeks before Houthi forces took the Bab al-Mandeb coast, and no slowdown pledge undoes that.

UAE Capital Backs Germany’s Technology Pivot

Germany's old industrial economy and its emerging digital one are being asked to share the same factory floor, backed by Gulf capital betting both can work.