Battle for Key Port Rages in Yemen
Another ceasefire evaporates as the vital port of Hodeida erupts in fighting.
China’s Empire of Debt
Chinese investment has rejuvenated some developing countries and left others locked in a spiral of unsustainable debt.
TAP Pipeline: Look Who’s Switching Off the Gas This Time
It's not Moscow, but the new government in Rome that might be turning off the TAP and dooming the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project.
Backgrounder: Nord Stream 2
Key background information on Nord Stream 2, the energy pipeline that was center stage at this week’s NATO summit.
Backgrounder: Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway
Don’t expect this Belt and Road port to unseat Singapore as Southeast Asia’s premier transportation hub anytime soon.
South China Sea Dispute: Indonesia
In the fourth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of Indonesia’s claim.
South China Sea Dispute: The Philippines
In the fourth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of the Philippine claim.
Farmer-Fulani Herdsmen Clashes Eclipse Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
According to the Global Terrorism Index, Fulani militias are the fourth deadliest terrorist group in the world. So why has no one head of them?
Ethiopia’s Geopolitical Ambitions Could Bring about Its Downfall
Ethiopia faces a variety of long-term environmental and societal challenges. Building a Navy won’t help solve any of them.
Controlling the Heights: Great Power Competition in Nepal
One thing is clear from recent shifts in Nepalese politics: India can no longer take Nepal for granted.