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By any measure, the Norwegian decision to order at least five Type 26 frigates is a historic moment. In terms of scale, cost, and military capability, it is ...

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Kupanda Capital and senior adviser (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He previously ...

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In November 2025, South Africa will host the G-20 Summit in Johannesburg. There is a serious risk that the event will become ...

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From the “Great Arab Revolt” against Ottoman rule in World War I to the upheavals of the Arab Spring, this text analyzes a century of modern Arab history through the lens of three intertwined notions: ...