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Belarus. Belarusian Opposition Warns Europe That No One Safe From Lukashenka (RFE RL)

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called for increased support against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, saying his autocratic regime threatens to spread chaos across...

Afghanistan. Adapting to a new reality in Afghanistan (INSS)

How will regional states respond to the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan? The IISS research team offers their insights into how governments will be carefully...

Defense/European Navies. European naval auxiliaries: heading for replenishment at last (INSS)

Hugo Decis Several European navies are finally recapitalising their sea-support platforms and adopting larger ships that, at least notionally, provide capability for longer or further-ranging...

Afghanistan. The aftermath: Navigating a Taliban-led Afghanistan (Chatham House)

Renats Dwan A failure to acknowledge that the legitimate, elected representatives of Afghanistan are no longer in control of territory or institutions, and to refuse...

India. India’s gendered digital divide: How the absence of digital access is leaving women behind (ORF)

MITALI NIKORE, ISHITA UPPADHAYAY As COVID-19 coursed through countries, governments responded with lockdowns that drove people towards digital marketplaces. Globally, digital adoption escalated by five years in...

Iran. Iran’s Deterrence Concept (INSS)

Ephraim Kam The Iranian regime has assembled a large toolbox to deter military, economic, and political challenges and threats. The foundation of this deterrence system...

Afghanistan/Israel. The Taliban Victory as a Victory of Faith (BESA Center)

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen The American defeat in Afghanistan will have a direct impact on Israel. Like the pseudo-government foisted by the Americans on...

Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dangerous geopolitical weapon’: Ukraine (Al Jazeera)

Kyiv sees the soon-to-be-completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe and bypassing Ukraine as “a dangerous geopolitical weapon”, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Afghanistan. Who stands to benefit from the US’s exit from Afghanistan? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Hassan Abbas – Former Pakistani government official and author of The Taliban Revival June Teufel Dreyer – Professor at the University of Miami...

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