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Sahel sentry

Morocco is emerging as a key security partner in the crisis-ridden Sahel. As such, the kingdom is also becoming increasingly important for Europe

By Manuel Gath

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Who speaks for the Pacific?

As the Pacific Islands Forum came to an end, the underlying questions remain: who has a voice and legitimacy to influence the region, and who doesn’t

By Kerryn Baker, Theresa Meki

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Menu à la Kyiv from Indian PM Modi

Never before was being relevant in a peace process in Europe so important. Modi’s Ukraine visit was an arm of cooperation stretched to Eastern Europe

By Mridula Ghosh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

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A growing Afro-Ukrainian friendship

Ukraine is a relatively new player on the African continent by global standards. But even sceptics must admit: their approach is quite successful

By Iryna Zaporizka

Canva

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What does the Global South want?

The great powers are unable to see the new realities of the vast middle, mainly because the Global South remains an enigma they do not understand

By Sarang Shidore

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A global diplomatic vacuum

So far, we haven’t seen any real co-ordinated efforts to end the war in Ukraine. It is high time to address this failure

By Christos Katsioulis, Walter Kemp

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Recommitting to pandemic preparedness

New pandemics are almost certain to happen. But the world continues in a familiar cycle of panic and neglect as the lessons of Covid-19 are fading

By Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Bringing the war back to Russia

The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk marks a historic moment. What implications does it hold for the country’s future and the overall course of the war?

By Alexey Yusupov

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Message to Beijing

Notwithstanding their alliance with Washington, the Philippines and Japan are determined to strengthen their own defence capabilities

By Richard Heydarian

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A competition between barbarism and barbarism

Like a modern Franz Ferdinand moment, the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh, threatens to push the middle east to the brink of a major war

By Marcus Schneider