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Golden Dome: America's Missile Shield Gamble
Golden Dome is President Trump's planned layered missile-defense shield for the United States, using space-based sensors and coverage against hyperso…
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The Fentanyl Scheduling Fight
The HALT Fentanyl Act, passed in July 2025, permanently scheduled fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. A new fight has followed over nitazenes …
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The Vanishing Leader: Iran After Khamenei
Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, and the Assembly of Experts named his son Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader on Marc…
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The Sahel's Thaw: Juntas Talk to ECOWAS Again
On October 17, 2026, AES and ECOWAS ministers met in Dakar, the first ministerial talks since the juntas quit the bloc — announced in January 2024 an…
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Countdown to Antalya: The Climate Summit That Must Deliver
COP31 runs from November 9 to 20, 2026, in Antalya, Türkiye, and is still to come, with dual leadership — Türkiye holding the presidency and Australi…
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Haiti's New Enforcers
UN Security Council Resolution 2793, adopted in October 2025, transformed the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission into a Gang Suppressio…
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Kabila's Gamble: Congo's New Rebel Alliance
On October 12, 2026, former president Joseph Kabila launched the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation from Goma, replacing AFC-M23, with Corneille …
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Taiwan's Grey Zone: The Pressure Campaign
On October 21-22, 2026, Taiwan's National Security Bureau chief told parliament that Taiwan is investigating organised crime's links to what it descr…
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The VAT Cut: Burnham's Cost-of-Living Play
From October 1, 2026, VAT on domestic energy fell from 5 percent to zero, costing about £850 million a year, saving roughly £45 per household and tri…
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The Settlement Reckoning
UK net migration was 171,000 in 2025, down 48 percent, with work visas down 18 percent and study visas down 11 percent, yet settlement grants rose 24…
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