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October, 2026

  • 16 October

    Uncertainty Over US Intelligence To Ukraine As Russia Pounds Kyiv – Analysis

    Key Takeaways: President Trump stated on October 14 that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both sides to end the war, countering Zelenskyy’s claim of no advance warning before 39 Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv and Kharkiv on October 13. Ukrainian officials and …

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  • 16 October

    How Non-State Alliances Are Reshaping The Global Order – Analysis

    Key Takeaways: Yemen’s civil war has reignited with Saudi Arabia, backed by Turkish and Pakistani forces, fighting the Iran-linked Houthis, who have forged opportunistic ties with Al-Shabaab, Islamic State in Somalia, Somali pirates, and AQAP for weapons, training, and smuggling routes.Non-state militant and criminal groups worldwide are building a crime-terror …

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  • 16 October

    Ethnic Strife Looms Large As Trump’s Weighs Options In Iran – Analysis

    Key Takeaways: Bahrain has arrested scores of Shiite clerics accused of conspiring with Iran, sparking 125 solidarity demonstrations since May 9, threats from Iranian-backed militants to attack infrastructure unless 41 prisoners are freed, and 251 total arrests since the war began, heightening sectarian tensions. In Iran, ethnic minorities comprising about …

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  • 16 October

    Iran Update, October 14, 2026

    Key TakeawaysRecent waves of Iranian attacks on vessels in and near the Strait of Hormuz indicate that Iran retains the ability to effectively target vessels in the strait, which suggests that Iran has either overcome previous operational challenges or is adapting to such constraints through new tactics or capabilities.The Houthis …

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  • 16 October

    Ukraine Can Turn Imminent Peril to Its Advantage

    How a True “Energy Cease-Fire” Can Curb Putin Ukraine is facing its most precarious moment since the early days of the war. Since late July, Russia has used its growing stockpile of ballistic missiles and a new generation of jet-powered drones to dramatically intensify its long-range attacks. It is now …

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  • 16 October

    Al-Hasakah: SDF-Linked Groups’ Activity Raises Security Fears

    Security tensions are rising in al-Hasakah (northeastern Syria) amid allegations that members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement are targeting participants in demonstrations calling for the Syrian flag to be raised and state authority to be asserted, as well as assaulting civilians, searching their phones, and threatening them. These incidents are …

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  • 16 October

    Red Sea Security Begins On Land – OpEd

    Key Takeaways: The article argues that Red Sea insecurity originates on land, where Houthi smuggling, assembly and launch capabilities—bolstered by Iranian support—turn Yemeni territory into a platform for threatening global shipping, and that naval interceptions alone cannot remove the source. It contends that restoring full Yemeni state sovereignty over ports, …

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  • 16 October

    La fin des sanctions : le diesel russe sauve Trump, mais Zelenski est visé

    Trump a levé les sanctions sur le diesel russe après avoir conclu un accord avec Poutine pour vendre ce carburant sur le marché mondial. Le président américain espère ainsi freiner la flambée des prix de l’énergie, conséquence de la guerre en Iran, avant les élections de mi-mandat de novembre. Cependant, …

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