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A Kenyan police officer outside the business complex in Nairobi, Kenya, that was stormed by by Al Shabab. Dai Kurokawa / EPA
Al Shabab could stymie Kenya’s significant economic progress

The Nairobi attack is an attempt by the group to demonstrate that it is still a force to be reckoned with

CommentJanuary 17, 2019
Police vehicles block a road leading to Copenhagen in October 2018, in response to an Iranian plot uncovered by Danish intelligence. EPA
Half-measures will not suffice when it comes to the Iranian threat

Imposing low-level sanctions on Iran is a valid step, but Europe's refusal to withdraw from the nuclear deal is baffling. After all, Tehran has provided plenty of reason to

CommentJanuary 10, 2019
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military at a hangar rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on December 28, 2018. AP
Turning his back on Syria will damage Trump's ability to confront Iran

The US president believes that Syria is lost to Washington, but does not appreciate the impact of his decisions

CommentJanuary 03, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin at his annual news conference in Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
The ripples of Moscow's meddling can be seen around the globe

Russian interference is not confined to the US – Putin's influence can be seen in attempts to undermine governments and multilateral organisations in Europe too

CommentDecember 20, 2018
French gendarmes walk past flowers and candles laid in the street in tribute to the victims of a deadly shooting in Strasbourg, France. AFP
Strasbourg manhunt underlines the importance of intelligence sharing in Europe

Cross-border co-operation is vital if nations are to protect their citizens from the outrages of terror networks and lone-wolf actors

EditorialDecember 13, 2018
US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, presents Iranian weaponry recovered from the battlefield, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington. Erik S Lesser / EPA
A stash of ammunition shows the grave risk Tehran poses to regional security

From weapons caches to hit squads, Iran's malign influence is visible across the Arab world

CommentDecember 07, 2018
Seized Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait / AFP
Putin has past form when it comes to his latest act of military aggression

Russian president's attack on Ukrainian warships marks a pattern of behaviour – strike while the world's attention is focused elsewhere

CommentNovember 29, 2018
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif greets Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Tehran / EPA
Why Jeremy Hunt failed to get Tehran to co-operate on every front

From the war in Yemen to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British foreign secretary discovered it is hardliners who call the shots

CommentNovember 22, 2018
US President Donald Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris las weekend. Christophe Petit-Tesson / AFP
Macron’s vision for EU defence force overlooks America’s military might

French president's vision of a European defence force is unrealistic in the face of heavy reliance on America's military superiority

CommentNovember 15, 2018
US President Donald Trump at a White House press conference. Erik Lesser / EPA
Trump is now in a position to consolidate his legacy on both the domestic and foreign policy front

Far from being inconvenienced by the midterm results, the US president appears reinvigorated and even more determined to press ahead with his radical agenda

CommentNovember 08, 2018
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. New US sanctions are set to squeeze the energy and banking sectors. Brendan Mcdermid / Reuters
D-day is looming on Washington's ambitious goal to reduce Iran's oil exports to zero

New sanctions on Monday will squeeze Tehran's banking and energy sectors – despite efforts from Europe to bypass them

CommentNovember 02, 2018
US National Security Adviser John Bolton meets Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Vadim Savitsky / Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via Reuters
The Russian nuclear pullout leaves the US with the problem of dealing with other rogue states

Even if the Kremlin takes the fallout over the treaty seriously, the bigger issue is broadening its scope to include China and Iran, which are producing similar weapons

CommentOctober 25, 2018
A group of homeless children in Hodeida, Yemen. AP/Nariman El-Mofty
A famine in Yemen must not be allowed to happen

Up to 13 million people are at risk of starvation unless the fighting stops. It's time Iran took its ability to halt this bloody conflict seriously

CommentOctober 18, 2018
The Russian agents identified as Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov walking caught on CCTV in the British city of Salisbury. AP
Don't be fooled by GRU mishaps, Russia knows what it's doing

After a string of mishaps, it's tempting to consider Putin's intelligence agency a spent force. However, we do so at our peril

CommentOctober 11, 2018
A photograph released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard of a missile being fired into Syria. AP
Threat posed by Iran's missile capability has become horribly clear

Tehran's attack on Syria was a carefully calculated show of strength and the willingness to use brutal force

CommentOctober 04, 2018
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