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Russia in Africa
Season 2 Episode 15
After a post-Cold War hiatus, Russia is returning to Africa. Through both traditional diplomacy and the deployment of security contractors, Moscow’s …
4 years, 6 months ago
Will Russia Invade Ukraine?
Season 2 Episode 14
Over recent weeks, some 100,000 Russian troops have massed on the Ukrainian border -- for the second time this year. Ukrainian officials warn of a po…
4 years, 6 months ago
Western Policy and Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Devastation
Season 2 Episode 13
Afghanistan is on the brink of becoming the world’s worst humanitarian emergency. Western governments responded to the Taliban takeover in August by …
4 years, 7 months ago
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte: Populist or Peacemaker?
Season 2 Episode 12
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends next June. Abroad, Duterte is arguably best known for a brutal anti-drug campaign which has killed …
4 years, 7 months ago
Bosnia Unravelling?
Season 2 Episode 11
Bosnia faces what the current international High Representative to the country, Christian Schmidt, calls “its greatest existential threat of the post…
4 years, 7 months ago
Will Tigrayan Rebels Attack Ethiopia’s capital?
Season 2 Episode 10
This week, as Ethiopia’s civil war enters its second year, Tigrayan rebels captured the strategically placed cities of Dessie and Kombolcha, only ho…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Military’s Dangerous Power Grab in Sudan
Season 2 Episode 9
On 25 October, Sudan’s military leaders ousted the country’s civilian government, detaining Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and several of his minister…
4 years, 7 months ago
U.S.-China Tensions and Beijing’s Show of Strength in the Taiwan Strait
Season 2 Episode 8
In recent weeks, record numbers of Chinese fighter jets have entered Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone in what appears to be a deliberate show…
4 years, 8 months ago
Cameroon's Forgotten Anglophone Conflict
Season 2 Episode 7
For almost five years, Cameroon’s western provinces have been wracked by a deadly separatist insurgency. In 2016, Anglophone protesters took to the s…
4 years, 8 months ago
Lebanon is Falling Apart
Season 2 Episode 6
Lebanon is in the midst of what the World Bank describes as what could be one of the worst economic crises of the past 150 years. Over three-quarters…
4 years, 8 months ago