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The Sahel’s new dependency

The Sahelian juntas promised greater sovereignty. Their reliance on Russian forces may be producing the opposite

By Zikora Ibeh

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A lesson from the North

Few countries depend on the US as heavily as Canada — yet it is standing up to Trump. Europe should take note

By Jordan Leichnitz

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Africa is not the exception

— our theories are

By Eglal Hamid

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Not just Iran’s front

The war against Iran has given the Houthis a strategic opening. But their renewed attacks serve their own agenda

By Ariela Groß

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A window into Tehran

Iran’s power transition has created room for diplomacy. But Europe’s chance to shape the new order may be passing faster than expected

By Ali Taghavi

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Strength needs limits

Europe is betting increasingly heavily on military power. But as rearmament accelerates, arms control is becoming more – not less – essential

By Lisa Müller-Dormann

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The price of silence

Five years of Taliban rule raise an uncomfortable question: what exactly has isolation achieved?

By Abdullah Fahimi

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Pakistan the peacemaker

With tensions rising, Islamabad has stepped into a pivotal role, helping sustain the only viable channel between Washington and Tehran

By Eldar Mamedov

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The price is not high enough

Losses will not stop Russia. To achieve peace, Ukraine must ensure that the war is not merely costly, but strategically futile for the Kremlin

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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What follows the guns

Hamas may be ready to lay down its arms. But without a political horizon, the deal risks becoming just another pause in the fighting

By Usama Antar, Konstantin Witschel