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Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: No more dam problems?

A cold war between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan over water access has ended, possibly opening the region to investment and integration

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Can the US use the F-35 to shoot down Turkey’s S-400 acquisition?

The US is leveraging F-35 stealth fighter jet sales to pressure Turkey to abandon Russia’s S-400 air defense system and release Pastor Andrew Brunson

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American woman who moved to ISIS-held Raqqa repatriated from SDF custody in Syria

The US has repatriated and charged Samantha Elhassani, an American woman who traveled to Syria with her husband and children to join ISIS

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Declassified document shows Iran, Iraq and Libya could have South African chemical weapons

Declassified US documents released this week to mark Nelson Mandela's death suggest South Africa sold chemical weapons to Iran

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NATO summit fails to bring to clarity on defense spending or future membership

The NATO summit ended with a strong joint communique on Russia but no clear vision for the future of defense spending or expanding membership

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The future of the British Army in Europe

Facing Russia, burden sharing, and strategic influence after Brexit, it is time for the UK to reconsider its forces' future in Europe

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A new African giant: detente with Eritrea boosts Ethiopia’s grand plan for strategic realignment

The peace deal with Eritrea is part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s plan to change the country’s strategic posture

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Defending the Seas: the US Navy Second Fleet and Atlantic security

The re-establishment of the 2nd Fleet demonstrates the resolve to ensure the US Navy’s readiness to deter and defeat Russian adventurism

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Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria

Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria

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Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States

Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as a credible response to China in the Indo-Pacific

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