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Proxy Wars. Dueling Dyads: Conceptualizing Proxy Wars In Strategic Competition (Frank G. Hoffman and Andrew Orner, Foreign Policy Research Institute)

Strategic competition with the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China has become the new orienting challenge for the U.S. national security community. While...

India. DNLA And Trouble In The Hills (Giriraj Bhattacharjee, SATP)

On August 26, 2021, suspected Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) militants opened fire on a convoy of seven trucks laden with coal and clinkers,...

Afghanistan. Sharp Regression (Ajit Kumar Singh, SATP)

Though just two weeks have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, fear among masses, as expected, has spread like wildfire across Afghanistan, forcing...

Afghanistan/USA/Asia. Why the tragic Afghanistan withdrawal should reassure US allies in Asia (Peter J. Dean, Atlantic Council)

For many US allies, the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will come as a relief, reassuring them that some clear, rational strategic thinking...

Afghanistan/USA. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete. What’s next? (William F. Wechsler, Barry Pavel, Christopher Preble, Daniel Fried, Mir Sadat, Brian O’Toole, Thomas...

The final US troops departed Afghanistan on Monday shortly before midnight local time, ceding the country to Taliban control ahead of US President Joe...

TechInnovation. LoftyInc Capital launches third fund at $10M for a more diverse portfolio of African startups (Tage Kene-Okafor,TechCrunch)

LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced today that it is launching its third fund — LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3 — at $10 million...

TechInnovation. Motional reveals its Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric robotaxi (Kirsten Korosec, TechCrunch)

Motional revealed Tuesday the first images of its planned robotaxi, a Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV that will be the centerpiece of a driverless...

TechInnovation. Prosus acquires Indian payments giant BillDesk for $4.7B, will merge with its PayU fintech group (Ingrid Lunden, Manish Singh,TechCrunch)

More major consolidation underway in the world of payments: Prosus — the Dutch tech giant that bundles together Naspers’ fintech, e-commerce and other international investments and...

TechInnovation. Dance launches its e-bike subscription service in Berlin (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch)

German startup Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown Berlin. For a flat monthly fee of €79 (around $93 at today’s exchange rate), users...

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