August, 2022

• 5 August

  After years of hostility, Turkey forges ties with eastern Libya

  

  Turkey’s hosting of the head of Libya’s eastern-based parliament sets a meaningful landmark in its bid to reshape its Libya policy. Top Turkish officials received a prominent leader of eastern Libya this week, signaling a significant policy shift in the Libyan civil strife two years after Ankara lent military support …

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• 5 August

  Time for NATO to Take the Lead in Ukraine

  

  The War’s Next Phase Will Demand More From the Alliance Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, the West has provided billions in military and economic assistance aid to Kyiv. The United States alone has provided more than $8 billion in security support in the last six …

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• 5 August

  Mali’s capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

  

  In Bamako’s popular Darsalam neighborhood, a young gendarme stands by a newly barricaded street, his hand on the trigger of a rifle pointed slightly to the ground. The armed policeman is a sign of how Mali’s bustling capital of more than 2.5 million people on the banks of the Niger …

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• 5 August

  US, Ukraine agree to more cyber cooperation amid Russian threat

  

  The U.S. and Ukraine agreed to further cooperate on cybersecurity issues and to improve avenues of information sharing, as Russia’s assault in Eastern Europe grinds on. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its Ukrainian counterpart, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, announced the deepened partnership …

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• 5 August

  US ‘will not abandon’ its commitment to Taiwan, Pelosi says in Taipei

  

  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged her commitment to Taiwan on Wednesday as Chinese ships and aircraft ramped up their military activity in response to her visit. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen presented Pelosi the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon award, during a livestreamed ceremony that morning. “Now …

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• 3 August

  Putin’s entire Ukraine invasion hinges on the coming Battle of Kherson

  

  The geographical focus of the Russo-Ukrainian War looks set to switch from east to south in the coming days as Ukraine’s military steps up efforts to liberate Kherson. The unfolding campaign to regain control over this strategically vital southern Ukrainian city is likely to be the most important engagement since …

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• 3 August

  Armenia clings to Turkish peace talks to avert war with Azerbaijan

  

  Erdogan has made it clear that progress in the talks is contingent on progress on Armenia’s negotiations for a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. Armenia’s Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced that cargo flights from Turkey would start “in the near future,” in line with normalization efforts that resumed early this year …

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• 3 August

  India Will Move Away From Russian Weapons, Grounds All Their MiG-21s Following Fatal Crash

  

  The times of India reports that India has grounded its remaining fleet of Russian-made MiG-21s after another fatal crash that claimed the lives of two pilots on a training mission. Last week in the Barmer district of Rajasthan, Wing Commander M Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal were killed when …

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• 3 August

  US to deliver more HIMARS ammunition to Ukraine

  

  The government will commit $550m for the 17th presidential drawdown of equipment from DoD stocks. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced additional security assistance, worth over $550m, to arm Ukrainians with key defence capabilities. The latest aid package is the 17th presidential drawdown of equipment from DoD stocks …

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• 3 August

  The Folly of Pakistan’s China Gamble

  

  Why Relying on Beijing Is a Bad Bet In July, a popular uprising in Sri Lanka toppled the government and sent its president scurrying into exile. The revolt had been brewing for months in the wake of the country’s economic implosion, but it still caught observers off-guard. In surreal scenes, …

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