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Deployments Fall More Than 40% In A Decade: Geopolitical Tensions And Funding Cuts Increase Pressure On Multilateral Peace Operations – Analysis

The number of personnel deployed to multilateral peace operations fell by more than 40 per cent between 2015 and 2024, according to a new analysis of developments and trends in multilateral peace operations released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). A total of 61 multilateral peace operations …

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Kremlin Hopes ‘Russian Community’ Violence Will Channel Veterans’ Nationalism – Analysis

The Russian Community, today the largest Russian nationalist organization, is rapidly evolving from an ideological group that supports Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church into a criminal band. It is ready to engage in violence against the Kremlin’s opponents and is backed and directed by the Russian …

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How Israel could get bogged down in its war against the Houthis

A few hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire deal with the Houthis in early May, Mohammed Abdulsalam, the chief Houthi negotiator, said that “the agreement doesn’t include Israel in any way, shape or form”. The US deal, brokered by Oman, which is also mediating US-Iran nuclear talks, …

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